(5) Illinois 92
(26-6, 13-3 Big Ten)
(4) Cincinnati 68
(25-7, 12-4 C-USA)
2:30 PM ET, March 21, 2004
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
Top Performers
Illinois: D. Williams 31 Pts, 3 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Blk
Cincinnati: J. Maxiell 15 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk
| Illinois Fighting Illini | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| J Augustine | 28 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| R Powell | 37 | 9-11 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| L Head | 36 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| D Williams | 31 | 10-13 | 5-7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| D Brown | 35 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| A Spears | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Howard | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R McBride | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| F Nkemdi | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W Carter | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B Randle | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| N Smith | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J Ingram | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 35-55 | 11-14 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 92 | ||
| 63.6% | 78.6% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 1 TURNOVERS: 4 (L Head, R Powell, J Augustine, D Brown) BLOCKED SHOTS: 1 (D Williams) STEALS: 9 (L Head 2, R Powell 2, J Augustine 2, D Brown 2, N Smith) 3-PT FGS: 11-19, .579 (R Powell 1-1, L Head 0-2, D Williams 6-8, D Brown 2-5, R McBride 2-3) | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| A Kirkland | 25 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| J Maxiell | 36 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| K Johnson | 20 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| F Williams | 33 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| J White | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| C Moore | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J Meeker | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Williams | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E Hicks | 19 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| T Bobbitt | 29 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| R Whaley | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 27-58 | 7-11 | 13 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 68 | ||
| 46.6% | 63.6% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 1 TURNOVERS: 13 (F Williams 3, J White 3, A Kirkland 2, T Bobbitt 2, K Johnson, R Whaley, N Williams) BLOCKED SHOTS: 5 (J Maxiell 2, K Johnson 2, A Kirkland) STEALS: 1 (F Williams) 3-PT FGS: 7-16, .438 (F Williams 4-8, C Moore 0-1, T Bobbitt 3-7) | ||||||||
Technicals: None
