National Basketball Association
Illinois 73, UNLV 62
When: 9:20 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2011
Where: Bank of Oklahoma Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Glenn Mayborg, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance:
14353
By SportsDirect Inc.
TULSA, Okla. - Mike Davis collected 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as Illinois jumped out to a big lead early and cruised past UNLV 73-62 in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Friday.
Demetri McCamey added 17 points and seven assists, and D.J. Richardson scored 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting for the ninth-seeded Fighting Illini (20-13), who shot 59.6 percent from the floor, including 7 of 13 from 3-point range.
Illinois will meet No. 1 seed Kansas on Sunday in the Round of 32.
The Illini put together runs of 15-0 and 10-1 in the first half, and shot 63 percent en route to a 46-24 lead at the break. The Rebels never managed to get set on offense, and shot 27 percent in the first half.
Illinois pushed the lead to as much as 57-32 when McCamey hit a 3-pointer less than five minutes into the second half.
Oscar Bellfield scored 14 points for eighth-seeded UNLV (24-9).
Top Game Performances
| Illinois |
|
UNLV |
|
Mike Davis 22 |
Scoring |
Oscar Bellfield 14 |
|
Demetri McCamey 7 |
Assists |
Tre'Von Willis 4 |
|
Mike Davis 9 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Marshall 4 |
|
Mike Davis 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Marshall 4 |
|
Mike Davis 1 |
Steals |
Anthony Marshall 3 |
|
Brandon Paul 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Illinois
|
73 |
59.6 |
7-13 |
10-14 |
21 |
30 |
2 |
3 |
|
| UNLV
|
62 |
38.9 |
7-24 |
13-19 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
8 |
|
