CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Tyler Griffey scored 17 points and Tracy Abrams had 15, leading Illinois to an 89-64 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) Monday night.
Brandon Paul added 14 points and six assists for the Illini (2-0).
Akeem Johnson led St. Francis (1-1) with 13 points, Ben Mockford added 12 and Jalen Cannon had 11 rebounds.
Illinois couldn't shake the Terriers early, but closed the first half on a 15-0 run to take a 45-25 lead. The Illini held St. Francis scoreless for 7:11 during the spurt.
Illinois had only eight turnovers, something that concerned first-year coach John Groce during exhibition play.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| St. Francis (N.Y.) (1-1) | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| Illinois (2-0) « | 45 | 44 | 89 |
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| St. Francis (N.Y.) Terriers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Cannon, F | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| K. Douglas, F | 25 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| B. Mockford, G | 27 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| A. Johnson, G | 26 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| B. Jones, G | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Calloway | 20 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| A. Isailovic | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Milk | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Nichols | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| A. White | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Santavenere | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| L. Ulmer | 3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Trivic | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 24-53 | 9-14 | 30 | 13 | 16 | 64 | |
| 45.3% | 64.3% | ||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Griffey, F | 23 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| N. Egwu, C | 22 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| T. Abrams, G | 30 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| D. Richardson, G | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| B. Paul, G | 23 | 4-11 | 6-10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Bertrand | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| M. Henry | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| S. McLaurin | 13 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| D. Langford | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. LaTulip | 8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Shaw | 6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| I. Djimde | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Berardini | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32-65 | 14-22 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 89 | |
| 49.2% | 63.6% | ||||||
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