Basketball Gameday Central: Auburn vs. Illinois

Basketball Gameday Central: Auburn vs. Illinois Auburn will face Illinois on Saturday at 1:15 p.m.

Dec. 26, 2012

Game Details

Date:	Sat. Dec. 29, 2012	Tip:	1:15 PM CT
Audio:	All-Access	Live Stats:	GameTracker
Radio	Auburn IMG Network / XM 199

Auburn Tigers

Illinois

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Auburn Projected Starters

F	02	Allen Payne	6-6 / 215	Jr.
C	41	Rob Chubb	6-10 / 250	Sr.
G	3	Chris Denson	6-2 / 175	Jr.
G	5	Shaquille Johnson	6-5 / 210	Fr.
G	23	Frankie Sullivan	6-1 / 206	Sr.

Illinois Projected Starters

F	42	Tyler Griffey	6-9 / 220	Sr.
C	32	Nnanna Egwu	6-11 / 235	So.
G	1	D.J. Richardson	6-3 / 195	Sr.
G	3	Brandon Paul	6-4 / 200	Sr.
G	13	Tracy Abrams	6-1 / 185	So.

Game Notes

Scouting Illinois

The Fighting Illini won their fi rst 12 games of the season before losing to No. 12 Missouri 82-73 in St. Louis on Dec. 22 ... Illinois has defeated Butler 78-61, won at No. 10 Gonzaga 85-74, Georgia Tech 75-62, at Hawaii 78-77 in overtime and USC 94-64 ... Wooden Award candidate Brandon Paul is second in scoring in the Big Ten averaging team-highs of 19.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting 38.5 percent from 3-point range ... D.J. Anderson adds 11.2 ppg and 32.6 percent 3-point shooting while Tracy Abrams chips in 10.9 ppg ... Illinois averages 76.6 points per game, leads the Big Ten with 9.8 three-pointers made per game, has a +12.5 scoring margin and only turns the ball over 12.2 times per game ... the Fighting Ilini shoots 44.3 percent from the fl oor, 37.3 percent from 3-point range and 70.5 from the foul line while 43.5 percent of Illinois' fi eld goal attempts are from 3-point ...

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