National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 86, Northern Colorado 76
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where: Assembly Hall-ILL, Champaign, Illinois
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Dan Chrisman, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 14814

No. 17 Illinois won’t play another home game until Jan. 2, but the Illini will hit the road brimming with confidence after an 86 –76 home win over Northern Colorado on Sunday night.

Illinois (10-1) scored at least 70 points for the 10th straight game, marking the program’s longest streak since the 2004-05 season. The teams were tied at 12 early in the first half when the Illini produced a 16-2 run to seize control. Illinois took advantage of the Bears’ miscues throughout the game, scoring 31 points off 24 Northern Colorado turnovers.

Northern Colorado (4-4) clawed back, pulling to within 10 points on a Devon Beitzel free throw with less than 10 minutes remaining. But Illinois closed out the win, led by Mike Tisdale and D.J. Richardson who each scored 14 points. Mike Davis added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Illinois, which had five players score in double figures.

Northern Colorado had five players score in double figures, led by Neal Kingman who scored 21 points.

Top Game Performances
 
Northern Colorado   Illinois
Neal Kingman 21 Scoring D.J. Richardson 14
Elliott Lloyd 5 Assists Demetri McCamey 8
Emmanuel Addo 7 Rebounds Mike Davis 10
Devon Beitzel 6 Free Throws Made Bill Cole 4
Devon Beitzel 2 Steals Demetri McCamey 2
Neal Kingman 1 Blocks Mike Tisdale 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northern Colorado 76 48.1 12-24 14-16 13 27 2 6
Illinois 86 48.4 10-22 16-20 20 29 4 7