Scores

Final

Colgate 55

(0-1, 0-1 away)

Illinois 75

(1-0, 1-0 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 9, 2012

State Farm Center, Champaign, IL

1 2 T
COLG 25 3055
ILL 43 3275

Top Performers

Colgate: M. Burnatowski 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 Blk

Illinois: B. Paul 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl

Illinois 75, Colgate 55

Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brandon Paul scored 20 points and John Groce won his first game as Illinois coach with a 75-55 victory over Colgate on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Tracy Abrams added 13 points and Tyler Griffey had 10 for the Illini, who hit 10 of 18 3-pointers in the first half en route to a 43-25 lead at the break. Illinois was just 15 of 35 overall from the field in the first half but broke a tie game with a 29-11 run heading into halftime.

Murphy Burnatowski scored 23 points to lead Colgate.

Groce guided Ohio to the Sweet 16 last season before replacing Bruce Weber, who was fired as Illinois coach in March after losing 12 of the last 14 games.

Paul also had eight rebounds and five assists for the Illini.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
COLG
ILL
Points 55 75
FG Made-Attempted 20-51 (.392) 29-74 (.392)
3P Made-Attempted 7-23 (.304) 13-30 (.433)
FT Made-Attempted 8-11 (.727) 4-10 (.400)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 12 (1/0)
Largest Lead 0 24

Game Leaders

 
COLG
ILL
PointsM. Burnatowski 23B. Paul 20
ReboundsM. McMullen 5B. Paul 8
AssistsM. Rolls 4B. Paul 5
StealsM. Burnatowski 4B. Paul 2
BlocksM. Burnatowski 2T. Abrams 1
Team Stats: Colgate | Illinois

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

COLG
ILL
11/11 @MARQ 4:30pm
11/14 MRST 7:00pm
11/17 @ELON 2:00pm
11/18 COPP 2:00pm
11/21 @SFPA 5:00pm
 11/12 SFNY 8:00pm
11/17 @HAW 12:30am
11/19 USC 11:59pm
11/20 @CHAM 10:30pm
11/21 BUT 10:00pm
Complete Schedule: Colgate | Illinois