Northwestern
#24 Illinois
Northwestern Set For Road Matchup at No. 24 Illinois
1/17/2020 8:50:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| NORTHWESTERN MEN'S BASKETBALL: GAMEDAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | Opponent | TIME | LOCATION | Live Stats | Television |
| Saturday, Jan.18 | #24 Illinois | 4:00 p.m. CT | Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center) |
Live Stats | Big Ten Network |
| Radio: ESPN 1000 | Social: Twitter (@NUMensBball) | Instagram (@NUMensBball) Game Notes |
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Last time out, Miller Kopp led the team in scoring for the fourth time this season with 15 points. Pete Nance picked up his third double-double of the season on 11 points and 10 boards. He and Ryan Young are tied for most double-doubles on the team.
Saturday marks the 179th all-time meeting between Northwestern and Illinois. Two of the last four matchups have gone to overtime with each side claiming a win and the last four meetings have been decided by an average of 4.0 points.
STORYLINES
Growing As We Go: Aside from A.J Turner (105 games played), no player has played in more than 50 career games. Kopp leads all with 47 games played, followed by Ryan Greer (38) and Pete Nance (37).
B1G Play: The Wildcats rank fourth in B1G games with a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Class Production: Pete Nance (3) and Ryan Young (3) own six of the Wildcats' seven double-doubles this season.
QUOTABLES
"We have to continue to develop our offense. We have to find a way to get more guys going in that regard. Miller has been carrying a huge load for us on both ends of the floor in the past two weeks but I'm still proud of what the other guys have been doing. While we're getting experience, we're trying to find a way to win… you gotta go with who you got and I really like the growth I'm seeing with our team."
- Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins on Miller Kopp's performance at Iowa
"I'm so proud of him. It's cool for me because he's the first kid who committed to the program when I became head coach. We talked about going to the NCAA Tournament and we talked about going pro, and both those things happened for him. I'm so happy for him and his work. I know it's the start of a great career."
- Collins on Former Wildcat Vic Law's contract with Orlando Magic
"To be able to decompress mentally and physically is going to be big for us. I know we're going to head into our next game with fire and energy and be ready to go.."
- Sophomore Miller Kopp on getting rest after a long stretch of game
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