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	#23 Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0)

Richardson helps No. 23 Illinois rout Presbyterian

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Freshman D.J. Richardson wasn't about to let a hyper-extended shooting elbow slow him down.

Richardson scored 15 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to help No. 23 Illinois overcome a sluggish start and beat Presbyterian College 94-48 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday night.

"He was knocking down shots all night," forward Mike Davis said of Richardson. "D.J. did a good job of penetrating and kicking, and we did a good job of knocking down our shots. We were pretty hot from the field." (MORE)

Fighting Illini Headlines

Final	1	2	T
NIU	41	20	61
23 Illinois	49	31	80

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Leaders	NIU	Illinois
Points	2 tied with 10	B. Paul 20
Rebounds	D. Anderson 10	M. Davis 17
Assists	B. Hall 3	D. McCamey 8

Big Ten
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
23 Illinois	0-0	3-0
2 Michigan State	0-0	3-0
24 Minnesota	0-0	3-0
15 Michigan	0-0	2-0
7 Purdue	0-0	2-0
Wisconsin	0-0	2-0
15 Ohio State	0-0	3-1
Indiana	0-0	2-2
Penn State	0-0	2-2
Northwestern	0-0	1-1
Iowa	0-0	1-2
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Leaders
Points:	B. Paul	16.7
Rebounds:	M. Davis	12.0
Assists:	D. McCamey	8.3
FG%:	M. Davis	63.6%
FT%:	D. Richardson	76.9%
3P%:	B. Paul	44.4%
Steals:	D. McCamey	2.7
Blocks:	M. Tisdale	2.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	90.0 (9)
Rebounds:	15.0 (65)
Assists:	21.3 (8)
FG%:	51.3% (27)
FT%:	71.4% (108)
3P%:	36.8% (108)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	59.3 (57)
Rebounds:	28.7 (44)
Assists:	9.3 (43)
FG%:	36.1% (42)
FT%:	76.2% (312)
3P%:	25.4% (48)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/21	vs. Presby	0-2 (303)
11/24	vs. Wof	2-1 (20)
11/27	vs. Utah	1-1 (238)
12/2	@ Clem	3-0 (200)
12/5	vs. Boise	2-1 (191)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/17	vs. NIU	W 80-61
11/13	vs. SIUE	W 96-69

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	4-0
5	Villanova	4-0
6	North Carolina	4-1
7	Purdue	2-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	4-0
10	Tennessee	3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-1
5	Kentucky	4-0
6	Villanova	4-0
7	Purdue	2-0
8	Duke	4-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	3-0
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