No. 17 Illinois begins season at home against Jackson State
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1:42 AM on Sunday, November 2
By The Associated Press
Jackson State Tigers at Illinois Fighting Illini
Champaign, Illinois; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Illinois begins the season at home against Jackson State.
Illinois went 13-4 at home a season ago while going 22-13 overall. The Fighting Illini averaged 14.9 assists per game on 28.7 made field goals last season.
Jackson State finished 16-18 overall last season while going 6-15 on the road. The Tigers averaged 12.6 points off of turnovers, 11.6 second-chance points and 5.2 bench points last season.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
