Rutgers vs. Illinois men’s basketball tickets still available for Wednesday, February 5

Wednesday’s Big Ten schedule includes the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-10, 4-6 Big Ten) playing the Illinois Fighting Illini (14-7, 6-5 Big Ten) at 8:30 PM ET on BTN.

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Rutgers vs. Illinois game information

• Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
• Time: 8:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Big Ten Network
• Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
• Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena
• Tickets: Buy tickets here

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Rutgers leaders

• So far this season, Ace Bailey is posting 20.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest.
• Offensively, Dylan Harper puts up 18.6 points and 4.1 assists per contest.
• Jordan Derkack averages 7.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest, shooting 39.8% from the field.
• On a per-game basis, Lathan Sommerville is posting 7.2 points, 0.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds.
• Jeremiah Williams is posting 6.9 points per game this season.

Illinois leaders

• On the hardwood, Kasparas Jakucionis averages 16.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest, shooting 47.9% from the field and 36.7% from downtown with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game.
• Kylan Boswell is collecting 12 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
• Tomislav Ivisic puts up 13.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, shooting 50.3% from the field and 35.4% from downtown with 1.6 made 3-pointers per contest this season.
• From an offensive standpoint, Tre White posts 10.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. At the other end, he delivers 0.4 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• So far this season, Will Riley is averaging 10.4 points, 1.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.

Rutgers vs. Illinois stats breakdown

• The Scarlet Knights are making 45.0% of their shots from the field, 5.3% higher than the Fighting Illini concede to opponents (39.7%).
• In games when Rutgers shoots higher than 39.7% from the field, it is 8-8-1 against the spread and 11-6 overall.
• The Fighting Illini shoot 44.1% from the field, just 0.7 lower than the Scarlet Knights allow.
• Illinois is 4-2 against the spread and 5-1 straight up when shooting better than 44.8% from the field.
• The Scarlet Knights pull down 33.1 boards per game, 9.5 less than the Fighting Illini.
• The Fighting Illini are tops in rebounding in the country, and the Scarlet Knights are 140th.
• The Scarlet Knights are averaging 76.6 points, 6.6 more than the Fighting Illini give up.
• The Fighting Illini score 10.2 more points per game (85.2) than the Scarlet Knights give up (75.0).

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