UConn vs. Illinois men’s basketball tickets still available for Saturday, March 30

The No. 1 seed UConn Huskies (34-3) will match up with the No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (29-8) in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Saturday at TD Garden, airing on TBS starting at 6:09 PM ET.

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UConn vs. Illinois Game Information

• Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
• Time: 6:09 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: TBS
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Venue: TD Garden
• Spread: UConn -8.5
• Moneylines: UConn -378, Illinois +296
• Total: 155
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UConn Leaders

• So far this season, Tristen Newton is putting up 15.3 points, 6.1 assists and 6.8 rebounds per game.
• Offensively, Cam Spencer posts 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 48.8% from the field and 44.1% from downtown with 2.5 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Donovan Clingan averages 12.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 0.5 steals and 2.4 blocked shots (10th in the country).
• On a per-game basis, Alex Karaban averages 13.6 points, 5 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting 49.5% from the floor and 38.5% from downtown with 2.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Stephon Castle is averaging 10.9 points per game this season.

Illinois Leaders

• On the hardwood, Terrence Shannon Jr. posts 23.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest, shooting 48.3% from the floor and 36.3% from downtown with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game.
• Marcus Domask is racking up 15.8 points, 4 assists and 5.1 rebounds per contest.
• Coleman Hawkins posts 12.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this season. Defensively, he puts up 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
• From an offensive standpoint, Quincy Guerrier puts up 9.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per contest, shooting 48.2% from the field and 37.8% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
• So far this season, Ty Rodgers is averaging 6.3 points, 2.1 assists and 5.4 rebounds per contest.

Huskies vs. Fighting Illini Stats Breakdown

• The Huskies are making 49.7% of their shots from the field, 6.7% higher than the Fighting Illini allow to opponents (43%).
• In games when UConn shoots better than 43% from the field, it is 17-6 against the spread and 22-1 overall.
• The Fighting Illini make 47.5% of their shots from the field, 8.1% higher than the Huskies’ defensive field-goal percentage.
• Illinois is 17-10 against the spread and 22-5 straight up when shooting higher than 39.4% from the field.
• The Huskies and Fighting Illini rebound at about the same rate, with the Huskies averaging 2.2 fewer rebounds per game.
• The Huskies are the 39th-ranked rebounding team in the nation, and the Fighting Illini are ninth.
• The Huskies post 8.4 more points than the Fighting Illini allow (73.2).
• The Fighting Illini’s 84.2 points per game are 20.6 more than the Huskies concede.