
(13) W Kentucky 60
(24-9, 12-2 Sun Belt)

(4) Illinois 65
(25-6, 11-5 Big Ten)
7:10 PM ET, March 20, 2003
RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN
Top Performers
Western Kentucky: N. Williams 17 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk
Illinois: D. Brown 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| F Videnov | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| D Boyden | 30 | 2-9 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| N Williams | 30 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| M Wells | 36 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| P Sparks | 38 | 2-13 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| C Halcomb | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| A Winchester | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| D Rumph | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Brown | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| K Massiah | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 22-58 | 8-13 | 14 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 60 | ||
| 37.9% | 61.5% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 4 TURNOVERS: 14 (D Boyden 3, P Sparks 3, M Wells 2, N Williams 2, J Brown 2, F Videnov, C Halcomb) BLOCKED SHOTS: 5 (D Boyden 2, N Williams 2, J Brown) STEALS: 6 (P Sparks 3, M Wells, J Brown, D Rumph) 3-PT FGS: 8-24, .333 (F Videnov 1-2, D Boyden 2-4, M Wells 1-3, P Sparks 1-10, A Winchester 3-5) | ||||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| J Augustine | 33 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| R Powell | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B Cook | 32 | 6-14 | 4-4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| D Williams | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| D Brown | 38 | 6-13 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| L Head | 26 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| S Harrington | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| N Smith | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 24-56 | 12-14 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 65 | ||
| 42.9% | 85.7% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 4 TURNOVERS: 14 (B Cook 3, D Williams 3, S Harrington 2, L Head 2, D Brown 2, N Smith, J Augustine) BLOCKED SHOTS: 4 (N Smith 2, B Cook, J Augustine) STEALS: 11 (L Head 3, D Williams 3, B Cook 2, D Brown 2, J Augustine) 3-PT FGS: 5-14, .357 (R Powell 0-2, B Cook 1-1, D Williams 3-3, D Brown 0-3, L Head 1-5) | ||||||||
Technicals: None

