Illinois vs. Oregon
Date | Time	Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 | 2 p.m. CT
Location	Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center
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Head Coach Shauna Green

Career Record: 207-102 (.670), 11th season
Division I Record: 178-77 (.698), Ninth season
At Illinois: 51-27 (.654), Third season
Big Ten Record: 19-18 (.514), Third season

OPENING TIP

The 51st campaign of Fighting Illini women's basketball continues with the team's return to conference play on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT, when Illinois hosts Oregon for the team's Big Ten home opener at State Farm Center. Mike Koon will call the action for the Illini on the Busey Bank Illini Sports Network (1400 AM / 93.9 FM). Streaming, audio, and stats links are also available at FightingIllini.com/wbb.

• Illinois won 10 games before Christmas (Dec. 25) for the first time since 2022-23 and for the second time since 2006-07.
• Illinois has earned a win over a ranked opponent for the third consecutive season under Green.
• The Fighting Illini have now been ranked in the Top 25 in all three seasons under Green.
• Illinois returned four 1,000-career point scorers, tied for the most in the NCAA with Baylor, Notre Dame, and Kansas State.
• Illinois' seniors (Cook, Bryant, McKenzie, Shoup-Hill, Bostic) have a combined 405 career starts (379 at Illinois) and played a combined 547 games (419 at Illinois).
• Kendall Bostic's 1,193 career rebounds rank third of all active NCAA D1 players.
• Head coach Shauna Green earned her 200th win as a head coach on Nov. 14, 2024 vs. Eastern Illinois.
• Illinois faced a ranked team in its Big Ten opener for the third straight season (#12/7 Ohio State, --/25 Michigan, #5/4 Indiana).
• Illinois' 11.9 turnovers per game rank 13th in the NCAA (143 turnovers through 12 games).
• Illinois' free throws made per game mark of 16.42 ranks 14th in the NCAA.
• The Illini have held opponents at/below 15 points in 30 of 48 regulation periods.
• Eight different Illini scorers have posted double-digit points in a game this season: Bostic, Bryant, Brown-Hagger, Cook, Dolan, McKenzie, Shoup-Hill, Wallace.
• Six Illini players are averaging double-digit points this season.
• The Fighting Illini return eight players from last year's WBIT Championship team while adding six newcomers - four freshmen and two transfers - into the mix.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT

Oregon makes its first trip to Champaign as a member of the Big Ten and holds a 9-3 record on the season. The Ducks, 0-1 in conference play, dropped their first-ever B1G contest in a 66-53 defeat to No. 6 USC on Dec. 7.

Saturday's game marks Oregon's first true road contest of the season, as the Ducks spent a large chunk of their nonconference slate at home. Oregon is 9-1 on its home court this season, while the team suffered two neutral-site defeats against Georgia Tech and South Dakota State at the Hawai'i North Shore Showcase on Nov. 25-26.

The Ducks earned a ranked win over No. 12 Baylor on Nov. 10, while they also have a Power 4 victory against Auburn.

ALL-TIME SERIES INFORMATION

In the fourth all-time meeting between the sides, the Ducks and the Fighting Illini will square off as Big Ten opponents for the first time on Saturday. Oregon holds a narrow 2-1 edge in the series.

This will not be the Ducks' first trip to Champaign, though. The teams last played on Dec. 12, 2012, when Illinois posted an 80-62 home victory. Oregon claimed wins over the Orange and Blue in 1994 and 2011.