National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 64, Austin Peay 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Where: State Farm Center, Champaign, Illinois
Officials: # Gene Steratore, # Lamont Simpson, # Brooks Wells
Attendance: 12352

Michael Finke scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Illinois fended off pesky Austin Peay 64-57 on Wednesday night at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill.

Leron Black added 16 points for the Fighting Illini, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Austin Peay (4-5) led the game for 21:55, but Illinois (7-3) held on in a contest that featured seven lead changes. The Illini used a 9-0 run late in the second half to pull away.

Governors forward Averyl Ugba scored 15 points and guard Terry Taylor contributed 13 points and seven rebounds. Taylor missed a potential game-tying three with 45 seconds remaining.

Illinois won thanks to a 23-12 edge in points off turnovers. The Illini shot 39.6 percent from the floor to the Governors' 41.4 percent. Both teams finished with 15.4 percent shooting from 3-point range, 2 of 13.

Illinois' Aaron Jordan, who entered the game as the nation's leading 3-point shooter at 65.7 percent, missed both his attempts from beyond the arc and was held scoreless.

Austin Peay found itself in foul trouble with Tre' Ivory fouling out after scoring seven points. Two others, including Ogba, collected four fouls for the Governors.

The Illini made 20 of 28 free throws while the Governors were just 7 of 13 at the foul line.

Illinois, off to an 0-2 start in Big Ten play, travels to Las Vegas on Saturday to face Nevada-Las Vegas. Austin Peay gets a 10-day break before playing Evansville on Dec. 16.
Top Game Performances
 
Austin Peay   Illinois
Averyl Ugba 15 Scoring Michael Finke 17
Chris Porter-Bunton 3 Assists Te'Jon Lucas 4
Averyl Ugba 8 Rebounds Michael Finke 8
Tre' Ivory 3 Free Throws Made Leron Black 6
Tre' Ivory 4 Steals Da'Monte Williams 3
Averyl Ugba 2 Blocks Mark Alstork 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Austin Peay 57 41.4 2-13 7-13 8 28 3 15 24
Illinois 64 39.6 2-13 20-28 9 35 5 9 25