CHAMPAGNE, Ill. – The FDU Knights (0-1, 0-0) were defeated in their season opener at No. 3 Illinois (1-0, 0-0) on Monday night by a score of 120-45.
The Illini were prolific from the three-point line as they knocked down a program record 19 threes. 12 of their three-point field goals came in the first half. They shot the ball at a 55.4% clip from the field for the game.
The Knights were led by
David Jevtic, who scored 13 points on 5-9 shooting. The sophomore connected twice from deep on four attempts and grabbed six rebounds.
Vophcy Prophete led FDU's second unit with an eight-point performance in 22 minutes off the bench.
FDU freshman
Diing Maiwen hit two triples and scored six points in his collegiate debut.
Illinois grabbed 65 rebounds and capitalized on their offensive rebounding efforts to the tune of 31 second chance points.
FDU is back in action at Butler on Wednesday, November 4. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
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