(From Illinois Sports Information Office)

Illinois vs. Bradley - Most Valuable Professor Night
Date | Time	Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 | 6 p.m. CT
Location	Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center
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Head Coach Shauna Green​

Career Record: 204-102 (.667), 11th season
Division I Record: 175-77 (.694), Ninth season
At Illinois: 48-27 (.640), Third season
Big Ten Record: 19-18 (.514), Third season

OPENING TIP​

• 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 393 career starts (367 at Illinois) and played a combined 535 games (407 at Illinois).
• Kendall Bostic's 1,152 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' 3-point percentage defense ranks third in the NCAA at 20.5 (41-of-200), Bradley's ranks first (18.1% - 21-of-116).
• The Illini have held opponents at/below 15 points in 23 of 36 regulation periods.
• Seven different Illini scorers have posted double-digit points in a game this season: Bostic, Bryant, Brown-Hagger, Cook, Dolan, McKenzie, Shoup-Hill.
• 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​

Bradley makes the short trip to Champaign with a 5-2 record and having won four of its last five games. The Braves, members of the Missouri Valley Conference, are 2-1 away from home this season, a mark that includes road wins over Central Michigan (Nov. 17, W, 66-57) and Chicago State (Dec. 3, W, 75-57) and a loss to Lindenwood (Nov. 12, L, 56-64).

Bradley's 3-point percentage defense leads the NCAA as the Braves has held their opponents to a 18.1% rate from deep (21-of-116).

Bradley is the third in-state team to take on the Fighting Illini at State Farm Center this season, as the Illini have already hosted Lewis for an exhibition on Nov. 1 and Eastern Illinois on Nov. 14.

ALL-TIME SERIES INFORMATION​

Thursday's contest between the Fighting Illini and the Braves is the 16th game in the all-time series. Illinois holds an 11-4 advantage in the series, which dates back to 1982. The Orange and Blue won the previous meeting between the sides on Nov. 18, 2017, when the Illini posted a 74-62 win over the Braves in Champaign.

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE​

Following its 5-0 homestand to open the regular season, Illinois has won 9 consecutive games in State Farm Center. The streak marks the fourth-longest in program history. Illinois is 29-8 in home games under Shauna Green.