The Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2) will host the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers (9-0) after winning seven home games in a row. It tips at 5:30 PM ET on Saturday, December 14, 2024.

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Tennessee vs. Illinois Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 5:30 PM ET
• Where: State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois
• TV: FOX
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Tennessee Stats Insights

• The Volunteers make 52.1% of their shots from the field this season, which is 14.7 percentage points higher than the Fighting Illini have allowed to their opponents (37.4%).
• Tennessee is 9-0 when it shoots better than 37.4% from the field.
• The Volunteers are the 76th-ranked rebounding team in the country, the Fighting Illini sit at first.
• The Volunteers average 18 more points per game (82.4) than the Fighting Illini allow (64.4).
• Tennessee has an 8-0 record when scoring more than 64.4 points.

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Illinois Stats Insights

• The Fighting Illini’s 44.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 8.5 percentage points higher than the Volunteers have allowed to their opponents (35.9%).
• This season, Illinois has a 7-2 record in games the team collectively shoots above 35.9% from the field.
• The Volunteers are the rebounding team in the country, the Fighting Illini rank 32nd.
• The Fighting Illini put up an average of 86.2 points per game, 29 more points than the 57.2 the Volunteers allow to opponents.
• Illinois has a 7-1 record when giving up fewer than 82.4 points.

Tennessee Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• Tennessee averaged 82.6 points per game when playing at home last year, compared to 80.6 points per game away from home, a difference of two points per contest.
• The Volunteers allowed 62.8 points per game last season in home games, which was 12.5 fewer points than they allowed on the road (75.3).
• Tennessee sunk 9.3 threes per game with a 36.6% shooting percentage from downtown when playing at home, which was 1.2 more threes and 4.2% points better than it averaged on the road (8.1 threes per game, 32.4% three-point percentage).

Illinois Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• Illinois scored fewer points at home (82.8 per game) than away (83.4) last season.
• At home, the Fighting Illini allowed 68.1 points per game, 11.3 fewer points than they allowed on the road (79.4).
• At home, Illinois knocked down 8.4 3-pointers per game last season, 0.3 more than it averaged away (8.1). However, its 3-point shooting percentage was lower at home (33.9%) than away (36.9%).

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