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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 74, Illinois-Chicago 60
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 28, 2013
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: # Chris Beaver, # Lamont Simpson, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 13017

Illinois 74, Illinois-Chicago 60: Rayvonte Rice scored a season-high 28 points as the Fighting Illini rallied from a halftime deficit to top the Flames at the United Center in Chicago.

Tracy Abrams had 16 points while Joseph Bertrand added 14 for Illinois (11-2), which committed only four turnovers. Illinois finished 5-of-19 from 3-point range.

Kelsey Barlow scored 21 points - only three after halftime - for Illinois-Chicago (5-9), while Marc Brown added 12. The Flames won the rebound battle 33-32, led by Jordan Harks' nine.

Illinois-Chicago dominated the first half, forging a 44-34 halftime advantage behind 62.1 percent shooting from the floor, including 7-of-12 from 3-point range. The Flames had a 19-8 advantage on the glass in the first 20 minutes.

But the Illini came out a different team in the second half, scoring 19 of the first 28 points to tie the game with just over 13 minutes to play. A 12-2 run from that point - including seven points by Rice - gave Illinois the lead and it cruised the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Flames shot 5-of-9 from the free-throw line. … The Illini gave up a season-high 44 first-half points but allowed a season-low 16 in the second. … Illinois improved to 35-12 all-time at the United Center.

Top Game Performances
 
Illinois-Chicago   Illinois
Kelsey Barlow 21 Scoring Rayvonte Rice 28
Kelsey Barlow 6 Assists Tracy Abrams 4
Jordan Harks 9 Rebounds Nnanna Egwu 7
Kelsey Barlow 2 Free Throws Made Tracy Abrams 5
Kelsey Barlow 2 Steals Jon Ekey 2
Kelsey Barlow 1 Blocks Tracy Abrams 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Illinois-Chicago 60 46.2 7-19 5-9 11 29 2 3 13
Illinois 74 44.6 5-19 19-25 9 27 6 6 4