Michigan vs. Illinois: Full Game Preview
By on January 26, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | T Burke 17.8 | G Robinson III 5.9 | T Burke 7.2 |
| Illinois | B Paul 18.0 | B Paul 4.8 | T Abrams 3.2 |
No. 2 Michigan heads to Assembly Hall (IL) on Sunday to take on Illinois. The game tips off at 6:00 EST and you can catch it on Big Ten Network. The Wolverines are 4-4 against the Fighting Illini over the last four years. The last time they met (3/1/2012) they won 72-61.
Michigan is in 2nd place in the conference, Illinois is in 9th place.
In their last outing, behind 15 points and 8 assists from Trey Burke, the Wolverines blew out Purdue 68-53 on January 24th. The do-it-all performer chips in a team-leading 17.8 points per game, 7.2 assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game. For the Fighting Illini, D.J. Richardson finished with 30 points in the 71-51 blowout of Nebraska on January 22nd. He contributes 4.5 rebounds per game in addition to his 11.8 points per game.
Illinois StatSmack
- Trey Burke is ranked 4th in the Big Ten in points, 10th in the Big Ten in three-pointers, and 5th nationally in assists.
- Michigan has a much lower admission rate (more selective) according to Kiplinger (50% vs 65%).
- Michigan is a better three-point shooting team (40.7% vs 36.9%) than Illinois this season.
- The Michigan rebounding leader (Glenn Robinson III) has more rebounds than the Illinois rebounding leader (Brandon Paul).
- Michigan is a better shooting team (51.1% vs 44.5%) than Illinois this season.
- Obviously, AP Voters agree that Michigan is superior to Illinois (Latest AP Poll: #2 vs #11).
- Michigan has a much better Kiplinger In-State Ranking than Illinois (#22 vs #45).
- The Michigan assist leader (Trey Burke) has more assists than the Illinois assist leader (Brandon Paul).
- Keep filling up on cupcakes. Michigan has a stronger schedule than Illinois this season (SOS Rank: #30 vs #50).
- The Michigan three-point leader (Nik Stauskas) has more three-pointers than the Illinois three-point leader (Brandon Paul).
- At least you keep showing up. Michigan has an average margin of victory of 8 over Illinois in 25 wins since 1980.
| MICH Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A+ | Trey Burke | 34 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A- | Tim Hardaway Jr | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| A- | G. Robinson III | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B+ | Nik Stauskas | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B- | Mitch McGary | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B- | Jordan Morgan | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Caris LeVert | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Max Bielfeldt | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Spike Albrecht | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C- | Jon Horford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Blake McLimans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Matt Vogrich | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Eso Akunne | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Corey Person | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | J. Bartelstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Illini Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A- | Brandon Paul | 32 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| B | D.J. Richardson | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| B | Tracy Abrams | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| B- | Nnanna Egwu | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B- | Joseph Bertrand | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Tyler Griffey | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C | Sam McLaurin | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C- | Myke Henry | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Devin Langford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Mike Shaw | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Kevin Berardini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Mike LaTulip | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Ibby Djimde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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