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03/22 03:42 CDT Vanderbilt and Illinois square off in second round of NCAA
Tournament
Vanderbilt and Illinois square off in second round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Illinois Fighting Illini (22-11, 11-10 Big Ten) at Vanderbilt Commodores (28-4,
13-4 SEC)
Nashville, Tennessee; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Commodores -13.5; over/under is 153.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Vanderbilt and Illinois play in the NCAA Tournament second
round.
The Commodores have gone 13-4 against SEC opponents, with a 15-0 record in
non-conference play. Vanderbilt averages 85.2 points while outscoring opponents
by 19.8 points per game.
The Fighting Illini are 11-10 in Big Ten play. Illinois ranks fourth in the Big
Ten shooting 35.9% from 3-point range.
Vanderbilt scores 85.2 points, 19.4 more per game than the 65.8 Illinois gives
up. Illinois has shot at a 45.7% rate from the field this season, 3.5
percentage points above the 42.2% shooting opponents of Vanderbilt have
averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mikayla Blakes is averaging 27 points, 4.5 assists and 2.8
steals for the Commodores. Aubrey Galvan is averaging 16.4 points over the last
10 games.
Berry Wallace is shooting 47.7% and averaging 18.4 points for the Fighting
Illini. Cearah Parchment is averaging 15.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Commodores: 8-2, averaging 86.1 points, 31.7 rebounds, 17.2
assists, 9.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.7 points per game.
Fighting Illini: 6-4, averaging 75.0 points, 29.5 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 7.1
steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 67.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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