Men's Basketball
Illini thump Hawkeyes in men’s basketball matchup
Posted on Jan 06, 2010 by admin.
A rebound evades the grasp of Iowa’s Eric May last night during a Big Ten basketball game against Illinois at Champaign. The Illini defeated the Hawkeyes, 59-42. (AP)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 17 points last night to lead Illinois to a 59-42 Big Ten men’s basketball victory win over struggling Iowa.
Richardson started the game from the bench for the first time in his college career but entered the game early for Illinois (10-5, 2-0) and hit five three-pointers. He was 6 of 11 from the floor.
The Illini went on a 20-1 run early in the first half to open up a 22-4 lead that Iowa (5-10, 0-3) couldn’t overcome. The Hawkeyes closed to within 39-24 early in the second half but pushed no closer.
Illinois moved into an early season tie atop the conference with Purdue and Wisconsin.
The Hawkeyes were led by Eric May’s nine points and Matt Gatens’ eight points. They have lost five of their last eight games and are last in the Big Ten.
Iowa shot just 30.6 percent from the field and made just 6 of 28 3-point attempts for 21.4 percent.
This team will win no Big Ten games this year. The only one that could be close would be Penn State in Iowa City. Canning Lipstick would cost # million plus. Not canning him will cost 3 million in lost ticket sales plus another 2 million in concessions not to mention the irreperable damage caused to the program.. Saw Gary Barta stopped at a traffic light today. Light changed to green and he didn't move. When asked why? Replied he was waiting for a special shade of green.