EUGENE, Ore. — Tre White had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 22 Illinois made a resounding statement on the road with a 109-77 blowout of ninth-ranked Oregon on Thursday night.
Ben Humrichous shot 4 of 7 from 3-point range and scored 18 points on a night when Illinois went 16 for 29 behind the arc. Kylan Boswell also made four 3s and finished with 15 points for the Illini (10-3, 2-1 Big Ten).
Kasparas Jakucionis added 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Jake Davis scored 12.
Supreme Cook scored 20 to lead the Ducks (12-2, 1-2), while Nate Bittle added 13 points and five rebounds.
Illinois built a seven-point lead at halftime before opening the second half on a 22-6 run to pull away.
Oregon took a 7-2 lead before the Illini scored 12 straight points, the last six from Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
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