Illinois at Arizona 11/10/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Illinois Fighting Illini will head to the desert southwest on Sunday and McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona to play the Arizona Wildcats. The Illini (2-0) won their second straight with an 83-71 victory on Friday over Grand Canyon. Kofi Cockburn led Illinois in the win with 23 points and 14 boards, while Andres Feliz chipped in with 21 and the Illini used a late run to pull away.

Andres Feliz leads the Illini in scoring with an average of 22.0 points per game. Kofi Cockburn is second in scoring and the leading rebounder with averages of 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Ayo Dosunmu is the third leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 15.0 points and 4.0 assists per game. 

Arizona (1-0) opened its regular season with an impressive 91-52 rout of Northern Arizona. Zeke Nnaji led the Wildcats with 20 points in his debut as a collegian. Stone Gettings chipped in with 13 points. The Wildcats led at the half by 22 points and outscored the Lumberjacks 42-14 in the paint. Arizona outscored NAU 47-30 in the second half.

Zeke Nnaji leads Arizona in scoring with an average of 20.0 points per game. Christian Koloko is the leader in rebounds with an average of 6.0 per game, while Max Hazzard is the leader in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. Stone Gettings is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.0 points per game. Four players for Arizona are averaging double figures in scoring.