No. 24 Illinois cruises past Chicago State 117-64 behind Kylan Boswell's triple-double
AP
Dec 29, 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Kylan Boswell had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Tomislav Ivisic scored 23 points to lead No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini to a 117-64 victory over winless Chicago State Cougars on Sunday.
Boswell was one assist shy of his first triple-double and got it with a pass that set up Keaton Kutcher’s 3-pointer with 1:47 left. It was the seventh triple-double in program history.
Dre Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 16 points, Kasparas Jakucionis had 14, Will Riley had 13 and Morez Johnson Jr. had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Illini (9-3).
Gabe Spinelli, son of first-year Chicago State coach Scott Spinelli, led the Cougars (0-15) with 20 points and Noble Crawford scored 15.
Illinois led 60-24 at halftime and built its lead to as many as 58 points in the second half.
Illinois: This wasn’t much of a test for the Illini, who were facing a winless team that doesn’t have a player averaging in double figures and gives up 83 points per game. But it gave them a chance to shake off the rust from having a week off following their Braggin’ Rights win over Missouri on Dec. 21.
Chicago State: It was another bad day for the Cougars, who were outrebounded 47-23, committed 15 turnovers and shot 37%. On a positive note, they were 4 for 4 at the free-throw line.
A 14-point run over a 2 1/2-minute stretch early in the first half extended an 8-7 Illinois lead to 22-7 and propelled the Illini to the lopsided win.
The Illini shoot a lot of 3s. They came into the day averaging 32 per game, No. 6 in the nation, and went 15 for 33.
Illinois plays Thursday at No. 9 Oregon. Chicago State plays Friday at Wagner.
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1st Half
CHST
Cougars
24
ILL
Fighting Illini
60
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Noble Crawford vs. Tomislav Ivisic (Ben Humrichous gains possession)
19:37
+2
Tre White makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
0-2
19:22
Dailliss Cox misses three point jump shot
19:20
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
19:09
Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
19:07
Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound
19:01
+2
Tomislav Ivisic makes two point layup
0-4
18:45
+2
Noble Crawford makes two point jump shot
2-4
18:33
+2
Tomislav Ivisic makes two point dunk (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)
2-6
18:10
Gabe Spinelli turnover
17:58
Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot
17:56
Noble Crawford defensive rebound
17:48
Jalen Forrest misses three point jump shot
17:48
Cougars offensive rebound
17:48
Jump ball. (Cougars gains possession)
17:43
+3
Gabe Spinelli makes three point jump shot (Jalen Forrest assists)
5-6
17:27
Tomislav Ivisic misses two point jump shot
17:25
Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
17:18
+2
Tomislav Ivisic makes two point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)
5-8
17:05
Noble Crawford misses three point jump shot
17:03
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
16:58
Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
16:56
Jalen Forrest defensive rebound
16:46
+2
Jalen Forrest makes two point jump shot
7-8
16:21
Noble Crawford shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
16:21
+1
Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-9
16:21
+1
Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-10
15:58
CJ Delancy turnover
15:43
+2
Tomislav Ivisic makes two point jump shot (Tre White assists)
7-12
15:26
Troy McCoy Jr. turnover (Kasparas Jakucionis steals)
15:23
+2
Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup
7-14
15:23
Cougars 30 second timeout
15:23
TV timeout
15:09
Noble Crawford turnover (Morez Johnson Jr. steals)
15:09
CJ Delancy personal foul
14:58
+3
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)
7-17
14:32
CJ Delancy misses two point layup
14:30
Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
14:15
Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
14:13
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound
14:12
+2
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point jump shot
7-19
14:12
CJ Delancy shooting foul (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn draws the foul)
14:12
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:12
Jake Davis offensive rebound
13:49
+2
Kylan Boswell makes two point jump shot
7-21
13:35
Morez Johnson Jr. blocks Gabe Spinelli's two point layup
13:33
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
13:25
Jake Davis misses three point jump shot
13:21
Jalen Forrest defensive rebound
13:16
Troy McCoy Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:14
Mike Brown offensive rebound
13:07
+3
Jalen Forrest makes three point jump shot (Mike Brown assists)
10-21
12:50
+3
Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot
10-24
12:29
Jalen Forrest misses two point jump shot
12:27
Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
12:20
+3
Will Riley makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)
10-27
12:01
Troy McCoy Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:59
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound
11:46
+2
Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup
10-29
11:17
Mike Brown misses three point jump shot
11:15
Will Riley defensive rebound
11:11
Morez Johnson Jr. offensive foul
11:11
Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
11:11
TV timeout
10:43
Tomislav Ivisic blocks Gabe Spinelli's two point layup
10:41
Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
10:28
Will Riley misses three point jump shot
10:26
Mike Brown defensive rebound
10:14
Saxby Sunderland misses three point jump shot
10:12
Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
10:06
+3
Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Will Riley assists)
10-32
9:52
Cougars turnover (10-second violation)
9:45
Tomislav Ivisic turnover (Mike Brown steals)
9:33
Jalen Forrest misses two point layup
9:31
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
9:28
Gabe Spinelli personal foul
9:21
+3
Kasparas Jakucionis makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
10-35
8:58
Matthew Robinson Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:56
Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
8:50
Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
8:48
Fighting Illini offensive rebound
8:43
Kylan Boswell misses two point layup
8:41
Noble Crawford defensive rebound
8:23
Gabe Spinelli misses three point jump shot
8:21
Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
8:09
Gabe Spinelli shooting foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
8:09
+1
Tomislav Ivisic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-36
8:09
+1
Tomislav Ivisic makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-37
7:50
+3
Gabe Spinelli makes three point jump shot
13-37
7:39
Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
7:37
Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
7:32
Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
7:30
Jalen Forrest defensive rebound
7:28
Noble Crawford turnover
7:28
TV timeout
7:15
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn turnover (Jalen Forrest steals)
7:12
Jalen Forrest turnover
6:51
+2
Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)
13-39
6:28
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul
6:20
Dailliss Cox misses two point jump shot
6:18
Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
6:02
+2
Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup
13-41
5:46
+3
Gabe Spinelli makes three point jump shot (Jalen Forrest assists)
16-41
5:36
Noble Crawford shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
5:36
Tre White misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:36
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-42
5:06
Noble Crawford turnover (Morez Johnson Jr. steals)
5:06
Troy McCoy Jr. shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
5:06
+1
Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-43
5:06
+1
Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-44
4:54
Noble Crawford misses two point layup
4:52
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
4:46
Will Riley turnover (traveling)
4:33
+2
Gabe Spinelli makes two point layup
18-44
4:18
+3
Tre White makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)
18-47
3:54
Noble Crawford misses three point jump shot
3:52
Will Riley defensive rebound
3:44
Kylan Boswell misses two point layup
3:43
Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
3:43
Troy McCoy Jr. shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
3:44
TV timeout
3:43
+1
Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-48
3:43
Morez Johnson Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:43
Cougars defensive rebound
3:27
Noble Crawford turnover (Kylan Boswell steals)
3:15
Noble Crawford shooting foul (Morez Johnson Jr. draws the foul)
3:15
+1
Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-49
3:15
+1
Morez Johnson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-50
2:57
Mike Brown misses three point jump shot
2:55
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
2:46
+2
Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
18-52
2:30
Gabe Spinelli turnover
2:20
Morez Johnson Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:18
Jalen Forrest defensive rebound
2:08
Gabe Spinelli misses two point jump shot
2:06
Will Riley defensive rebound
1:58
+2
Tomislav Ivisic makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)
18-54
1:35
Jalen Forrest misses three point jump shot
1:33
Will Riley defensive rebound
1:23
+3
Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)
18-57
1:20
Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
1:03
+2
Troy McCoy Jr. makes two point jump shot
20-57
0:52
Will Riley turnover (Matthew Robinson Jr. steals)
0:47
+2
Troy McCoy Jr. makes two point dunk (Saxby Sunderland assists)
22-57
0:24
Kylan Boswell misses two point layup
0:22
Dailliss Cox defensive rebound
0:18
+2
Matthew Robinson Jr. makes two point layup
24-57
0:01
+3
Jake Davis makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)
24-60
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
CHST
Cougars
40
ILL
Fighting Illini
57
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:32
Dailliss Cox misses two point layup
19:30
Jalen Forrest offensive rebound
19:26
Noble Crawford misses three point jump shot
19:24
Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
19:21
Kylan Boswell turnover
19:16
Gabe Spinelli misses two point layup
19:14
Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
18:50
+3
Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
24-63
18:34
Dailliss Cox turnover
18:26
Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
18:24
Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
18:20
+2
Kylan Boswell makes two point jump shot
24-65
17:59
+2
Dailliss Cox makes two point jump shot (Gabe Spinelli assists)
26-65
17:38
Kasparas Jakucionis turnover
17:34
+2
Gabe Spinelli makes two point layup
28-65
17:16
Gabe Spinelli shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
17:16
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-66
17:16
Tre White misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:16
Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
17:12
+2
Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup (Tomislav Ivisic assists)
28-68
16:39
+2
Noble Crawford makes two point jump shot
30-68
16:26
+3
Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)
30-71
16:10
Jalen Forrest misses two point jump shot
16:08
Tre White defensive rebound
15:55
CJ Delancy shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
15:55
TV timeout
15:55
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-72
15:55
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-73
15:32
+3
Noble Crawford makes three point jump shot (Gabe Spinelli assists)
33-73
15:15
+2
Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point dunk
33-75
14:51
Tomislav Ivisic blocks Noble Crawford's two point layup
14:49
Gabe Spinelli offensive rebound
14:45
Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul
14:33
Troy McCoy Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:31
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
14:26
Gabe Spinelli shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
14:26
+1
Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-76
14:26
+1
Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-77
14:11
Morez Johnson Jr. blocks Matthew Robinson Jr.'s two point layup
14:09
Carey Booth defensive rebound
14:03
+2
Kylan Boswell makes two point layup
33-79
13:47
Jalen Forrest misses two point jump shot
13:45
Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
13:38
Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
13:36
Matthew Robinson Jr. defensive rebound
13:32
Will Riley shooting foul (Noble Crawford draws the foul)
13:32
+1
Noble Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-79
13:32
+1
Noble Crawford makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-79
13:24
Saxby Sunderland shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
13:24
Will Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:24
+1
Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-80
13:00
Noble Crawford misses three point jump shot
12:58
Carey Booth defensive rebound
12:52
+2
Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup
35-82
12:36
+3
Noble Crawford makes three point jump shot
38-82
12:18
+2
Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point jump shot
38-84
12:18
Saxby Sunderland shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
12:18
+1
Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
38-85
12:00
+3
Saxby Sunderland makes three point jump shot (Troy McCoy Jr. assists)
41-85
11:44
Will Riley misses three point jump shot
11:42
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn offensive rebound
11:36
+2
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point jump shot
41-87
11:16
Troy McCoy Jr. misses two point layup
11:14
Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
11:10
+2
Will Riley makes two point layup (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn assists)
41-89
11:10
Noble Crawford shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
11:10
TV timeout
11:10
+1
Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
41-90
10:50
Dailliss Cox misses three point jump shot
10:48
Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
10:28
Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
10:26
Dailliss Cox defensive rebound
10:25
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn personal foul
10:12
Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Gabe Spinelli draws the foul)
10:12
+1
Gabe Spinelli makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-90
10:12
+1
Gabe Spinelli makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-90
9:56
+3
Will Riley makes three point jump shot (Ben Humrichous assists)
43-93
9:37
+2
Dailliss Cox makes two point layup (Saxby Sunderland assists)
45-93
9:24
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
9:22
Cougars defensive rebound
9:09
+2
Saxby Sunderland makes two point jump shot
47-93
9:01
+2
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point layup (Kylan Boswell assists)
47-95
8:42
Matthew Robinson Jr. turnover (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn steals)
8:39
+2
Tomislav Ivisic makes two point dunk (Kylan Boswell assists)
47-97
8:34
Cougars 30 second timeout
8:34
TV timeout
8:20
+3
Gabe Spinelli makes three point jump shot
50-97
7:58
+3
Jake Davis makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)
50-100
7:47
+2
Dailliss Cox makes two point jump shot (Gabe Spinelli assists)
52-100
7:37
Carey Booth turnover (Dailliss Cox steals)
7:23
+2
Gabe Spinelli makes two point layup
54-100
7:03
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses three point jump shot
7:01
Jake Davis offensive rebound
6:56
Carey Booth turnover (Matthew Robinson Jr. steals)
6:46
Saxby Sunderland misses two point jump shot
6:44
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
6:38
+2
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point layup
54-102
6:14
Troy McCoy Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:12
Fighting Illini defensive rebound
6:11
TV timeout
6:01
+3
Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot
54-105
5:46
Jalen Forrest misses two point jump shot
5:44
Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
5:38
Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
5:36
Gabe Spinelli defensive rebound
5:33
Jake Davis blocks Saxby Sunderland's two point layup
5:31
Cougars offensive rebound
5:14
+3
Noble Crawford makes three point jump shot
57-105
4:56
Mike Brown shooting foul (Will Riley draws the foul)
4:56
Will Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:56
+1
Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-106
4:41
Saxby Sunderland misses two point jump shot
4:39
Jake Davis defensive rebound
4:29
Will Riley misses three point jump shot
4:27
Jalen Forrest defensive rebound
4:21
Jalen Forrest turnover (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn steals)
4:17
+2
Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn assists)
57-108
3:57
Jalen Forrest turnover
3:55
+2
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point dunk (Kylan Boswell assists)
57-110
3:55
Noble Crawford shooting foul (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn draws the foul)
3:55
TV timeout
3:55
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:55
CJ Delancy defensive rebound
3:36
CJ Delancy misses two point jump shot
3:34
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
3:21
+3
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)
57-113
3:03
Morez Johnson Jr. blocks Troy McCoy Jr.'s two point layup
3:01
Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
2:55
Jake Davis misses three point jump shot
2:53
Cougars defensive rebound
2:53
Morez Johnson Jr. technical foul
2:53
CJ Delancy technical foul
2:53
CJ Delancy turnover
2:42
+2
Matthew Robinson Jr. makes two point jump shot
59-113
2:28
CJ Delancy shooting foul (AJ Redd draws the foul)
2:28
+1
AJ Redd makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-114
2:28
AJ Redd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:28
Jake Davis personal foul
2:19
Matthew Robinson Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:17
Carey Booth defensive rebound
2:07
Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
2:05
Matthew Robinson Jr. defensive rebound
1:59
Alex Raiford misses three point jump shot
1:57
Carey Booth defensive rebound
1:44
+3
Keaton Kutcher makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)
59-117
1:43
Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
1:31
+3
Troy McCoy Jr. makes three point jump shot (Matthew Robinson Jr. assists)