Ben Humrichous scores 21 points, No. 13 Illinois routs Penn State 91-52
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Ben Humrichous scored a season-high 21 points, Morez Johnson Jr. had a career-high 20 points along with 11 rebounds and No. 13 Illinois beat Penn State 91-52 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory.
Tre White also had 20 points to help Illinois (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) win with scoring leader Kasparas Jakucionis sidelined by a bruised forearm.
Penn State star Ace Baldwin Jr. aggravated a back injury early in the first half and didn’t play in the second half. He didn’t score, missing all six of his shots.
Nick Kern Jr. had 13 points for the Nittany Lions (12-4, 2-3). Zach Hicks added 11.
Illinois: After sweeping No. 9 Oregon and Washington on a West Coast trip, Illinois was tasked with beating nemesis Penn State without Jakucionis, whose absence was announced just before the game. Humrichous and Johnson made up for the loss of Jakucionis.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions came into the night as the 10th-highest scoring team in the nation, averaging 86.8 points. They had scored a program record 80-plus points in six straight games. Penn State shot 31% against Illinois.
A 21-2 Illini run in the first half gave them a 26-13 lead. Penn State missed nine straight shots during the stretch, going 7:56 without a field goal.
Illinois: Hosts Southern California on Saturday.
Penn State: Hosts No. 9 Oregon on Sunday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser vs. Tomislav Ivisic (Yanic Konan Niederhauser gains possession) | |||
19:41 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point jump shot | |||
19:39 | Tre White defensive rebound | |||
19:26 | Kylan Boswell offensive foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | |||
19:26 | Kylan Boswell turnover (offensive foul) | |||
19:04 | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (bad pass) | |||
18:58 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
18:56 | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | |||
18:49 | +3 | Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 3-0 | |
18:36 | +2 | Tre White makes two point layup | 3-2 | |
18:17 | Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup | |||
18:15 | Will Riley defensive rebound | |||
18:08 | Will Riley misses three point jump shot | |||
18:06 | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:57 | Freddie Dilione V turnover (traveling) | |||
17:52 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Kylan Boswell's two point layup | |||
17:50 | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:40 | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 5-2 | |
17:09 | Tre White turnover (bad pass) (Nick Kern Jr. steals) | |||
17:09 | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | |||
16:41 | Will Riley shooting foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul) | |||
16:41 | Official timeout | |||
16:41 | +1 | Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-2 | |
16:41 | +1 | Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-2 | |
16:22 | +3 | Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists) | 7-5 | |
16:05 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses three point jump shot | |||
16:03 | Zach Hicks offensive rebound | |||
15:59 | Zach Hicks misses two point jump shot | |||
15:57 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
15:47 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Will Riley's two point layup | |||
15:45 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
15:45 | TV timeout | |||
15:33 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Tre White's two point layup | |||
15:28 | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:28 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists) | 9-5 | |
15:02 | Ben Humrichous misses two point jump shot | |||
15:01 | Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:50 | Tomislav Ivisic blocks Yanic Konan Niederhauser's two point layup | |||
14:50 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
14:10 | Will Riley misses three point jump shot | |||
14:08 | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | |||
13:55 | +2 | Freddie Dilione V makes two point jump shot | 11-5 | |
13:50 | +2 | Tre White makes two point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 11-7 | |
13:34 | Freddie Dilione V misses two point jump shot | |||
13:32 | Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound | |||
13:14 | Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot | |||
13:12 | Will Riley offensive rebound | |||
13:04 | +3 | Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Will Riley assists) | 11-10 | |
13:04 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
13:02 | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | |||
12:52 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Ben Humrichous's two point jump shot | |||
12:51 | Fighting Illini offensive rebound | |||
12:40 | Nick Kern Jr. shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul) | |||
12:40 | +1 | Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 11-11 | |
12:40 | +1 | Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 11-12 | |
12:40 | +1 | Tre White makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 11-13 | |
12:21 | D'Marco Dunn misses two point jump shot | |||
12:19 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
12:08 | D'Marco Dunn personal foul | |||
12:00 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists) | 11-15 | |
11:38 | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover | |||
11:38 | TV timeout | |||
11:23 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn assists) | 11-17 | |
11:04 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
11:02 | Kylan Boswell defensive rebound | |||
10:55 | +3 | Tre White makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists) | 11-20 | |
10:35 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup | |||
10:33 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:31 | D'Marco Dunn personal foul | |||
10:14 | Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (Yanic Konan Niederhauser steals) | |||
10:07 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn blocks Freddie Dilione V's two point layup | |||
10:06 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
9:58 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot | |||
9:55 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | |||
9:47 | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (Ben Humrichous steals) | |||
9:41 | Jake Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
9:39 | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | |||
9:30 | Morez Johnson Jr. personal foul | |||
9:18 | Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul) | |||
9:18 | +1 | Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-20 | |
9:18 | +1 | Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-20 | |
9:10 | Nick Kern Jr. personal foul | |||
9:05 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
9:05 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | |||
9:05 | Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup | |||
9:03 | Will Riley defensive rebound | |||
8:56 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser personal foul | |||
8:44 | Will Riley misses three point jump shot | |||
8:42 | Dominick Stewart defensive rebound | |||
8:32 | Tomislav Ivisic personal foul | |||
8:30 | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | |||
8:28 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
8:13 | Tre White misses three point jump shot | |||
8:11 | Kylan Boswell offensive rebound | |||
8:05 | Kylan Boswell turnover (double dribble) | |||
7:44 | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (Tomislav Ivisic steals) | |||
7:34 | +3 | Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Will Riley assists) | 13-23 | |
7:25 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
7:23 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
7:12 | +3 | Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists) | 13-26 | |
7:10 | TV timeout | |||
6:59 | Freddie Dilione V misses three point jump shot | |||
6:57 | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | |||
6:53 | Ben Humrichous blocks Yanic Konan Niederhauser's two point layup | |||
6:51 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:32 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
6:30 | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | |||
6:26 | +2 | Zach Hicks makes two point jump shot | 15-26 | |
6:13 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Tre White's two point jump shot | |||
6:11 | Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
5:47 | +2 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point dunk | 15-28 | |
5:40 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses three point jump shot | |||
5:38 | Tre White defensive rebound | |||
5:32 | +2 | Ben Humrichous makes two point layup | 15-30 | |
5:26 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
5:24 | Will Riley defensive rebound | |||
5:24 | Dominick Stewart shooting foul | |||
5:22 | +2 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point layup (Kylan Boswell assists) | 15-32 | |
5:11 | Freddie Dilione V misses two point layup | |||
5:09 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
4:55 | +2 | Ben Humrichous makes two point jump shot | 15-34 | |
4:47 | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
4:43 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
4:43 | Miles Goodman personal foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
4:43 | +1 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-35 | |
4:43 | +1 | Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-36 | |
4:30 | Nick Kern Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
4:28 | Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:20 | +3 | Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists) | 15-39 | |
3:59 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser misses two point layup | |||
3:57 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
3:50 | Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot | |||
3:48 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | |||
3:41 | +2 | Freddie Dilione V makes two point layup | 17-39 | |
3:29 | Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (traveling) | |||
3:29 | TV timeout | |||
3:04 | Will Riley blocks Jahvin Carter's two point layup | |||
3:02 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
2:52 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot | |||
2:50 | Ben Humrichous offensive rebound | |||
2:45 | Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot | |||
2:43 | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | |||
2:40 | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (traveling) | |||
2:16 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot | |||
2:14 | Tre White offensive rebound | |||
2:10 | +2 | Tre White makes two point jump shot | 17-41 | |
1:52 | Nick Kern Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
1:50 | Fighting Illini defensive rebound | |||
1:35 | Jahvin Carter shooting foul (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn draws the foul) | |||
1:35 | +1 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-42 | |
1:35 | +1 | Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-43 | |
1:13 | Nick Kern Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
1:11 | Ben Humrichous defensive rebound | |||
1:05 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
1:04 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser defensive rebound | |||
1:04 | Ben Humrichous personal foul | |||
0:50 | +2 | Jahvin Carter makes two point jump shot | 19-43 | |
0:40 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
0:38 | Jahvin Carter defensive rebound | |||
0:29 | +2 | Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes two point dunk (Freddie Dilione V assists) | 21-43 | |
0:04 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point layup | 21-45 | |
0:00 | End of period |