The No. 16 Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) meets the Syracuse Orange (3-3) on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
How to watch Illinois vs Syracuse
Key stats for Illinois vs. Syracuse
- The 84.7 points per game that the Fighting Illini put up is 14.7 points more than the Orange allows (70.0).
- The Orange’s 74.8 points per game is 13.3 points higher than the 61.5 the Fighting Illini gave to their opponents.
- The Fighting Illini are making 50.8% of their shots from the field this season, which is 10.2 percentage points more than the Orange have allowed their opponents (40.6%).
- The Orange’s 45.2 percent shot percentage from the field this season is 7.3 percentage points higher than what the Fighting Illini have conceded to their opponents (37.9 percent).
Illinois Players to Watch
- Leading in points and assists for the Fighting Illini is Terrence Shannon Jr., who has 20.3 points and 3.8 assists per game.
- Illinois’ top rebounder is Dain Dainja, who averages 7.0 boards per game in addition to his 13.0 PPG average.
- Shannon leads the Fighting Illini in three-point shooting, averaging 2.7 shots per game from beyond the arc.
- Coleman Hawkins and Dainja lead Illinois on defense, with Hawkins leading the team in steals averaging 1.5 per game and Dainja in blocks averaging 1.5 per contest.
Syracuse Players to Watch
- The Orange’s Judah Mintz is amassing enough points (16.2 per game) and assists (2.8 per game) to top the team’s leaderboards.
- Jesse Edwards is averaging 10.3 rebounds per game (he also averages 14.5 points per game and adds 0.8 assists per game), putting him at the top of Syracuse’s rebounding leaderboard.
- Joseph Girard III is the top shooter from deep for the Orange, hitting 3.0 threes per game.
- Benny Williams (1.7 steals per game) is the steal leader for Syracuse while Edwards (2.7 blocks per game) is the block leader.
Illinois schedule
| date | Opponent | score | Home/Away |
|---|---|---|---|
|
11/11/2022 |
UMKC |
W 86-48 |
home |
|
14.11.2022 |
Monmouth |
W 103-65 |
home |
|
11/18/2022 |
UCLA |
W 79-70 |
home |
|
11/20/2022 |
Virginia |
L70-61 |
home |
|
11/25/2022 |
basswood |
W 92-59 |
home |
|
11/29/2022 |
Syracuse |
– |
home |
|
2.12.2022 |
Maryland |
– |
one way |
|
6.12.2022 |
Texas |
– |
one way |
|
12/10/2022 |
Pennsylvania |
– |
home |
|
12/17/2022 |
Alabama A&M |
– |
home |
|
12/22/2022 |
Missouri |
– |
one way |
Syracuse schedule
| date | Opponent | score | Home/Away |
|---|---|---|---|
|
11/15/2022 |
Colgate |
L80-68 |
home |
|
11/19/2022 |
Northeast |
W 76-48 |
home |
|
11/21/2022 |
Richmond |
W 74-71 |
one way |
|
11/22/2022 |
Saint John’s (NY) |
L 76-69 |
one way |
|
11/26/2022 |
briant |
L73-72 |
home |
|
11/29/2022 |
Illinois |
– |
one way |
|
3.12.2022 |
Notre-Dame |
– |
one way |
|
6.12.2022 |
Oakland |
– |
home |
|
12/10/2022 |
george town |
– |
home |
|
12/12/2022 |
Monmouth |
– |
home |
|
12/17/2022 |
Cornell |
– |
home |
