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Southern faces Illinois, aims to break road losing streak
Original Publication Date: December 19, 2024 12:45AM
Publication Updated: April 11, 2025 4:56AM
Southern Jaguars (2-10) at Illinois Fighting Illini (9-2, 0-1 Big Ten)
Champaign, Illinois; Friday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern visits Illinois looking to stop its 10-game road skid.
The Fighting Illini have gone 7-0 at home. Illinois is 8-0 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 11.0 turnovers per game.
The Jaguars are 0-8 on the road. Southern ranks eighth in the SWAC with 20.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Aniya Gourdine averaging 3.5.
Illinois’ average of 4.6 made 3-pointers per game is 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 6.5 per game Southern gives up. Southern’s 33.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.5 percentage points lower than Illinois has given up to its opponents (38.5%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Genesis Bryant is shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Fighting Illini, while averaging 11.8 points.
Dakiyah Sanders is averaging 3.8 points for the Jaguars.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Illini: 8-2, averaging 74.1 points, 36.1 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.2 points per game.
Jaguars: 2-8, averaging 57.1 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 33.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.3 points.
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