Finke and Jordan lead Illini past N.C. Central, 86-73

Someone didn't tell NC Central that it's Black Friday.

Leron throws it down to open the @IlliniMBB festivities at SFC: pic.twitter.com/3wsxrTexvX

— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) November 25, 2017

FINK3 x 2#Illini 12, NCCU 6

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— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) November 25, 2017

Finke hits back to back 3's to give the Illini the lead! Illinois on an 8-0 run... pic.twitter.com/c9GUIIcHge

— The Champaign Room (@Champaign_Room) November 25, 2017

Aaron Jordan with another trey. He's made his last 5.

14-0 #illini run to take 18-6 lead. They should be up more.

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) November 25, 2017

#Illini shooting well against NC Central's 2-3 zone. 5-8 from deep as Frazier buries one, 21-10 Illinois, 9 min mark

— Erich Fisher (@ETFisher24) November 25, 2017

Good night from Te'Jon Lucas so far. Active defensively. Shown the vision off the bounce. Gets a lay-in off the break too.

— Derek Piper (@DPiper247) November 25, 2017

#illini lead 28-24 with 3:46 min left in the first half
Finke: 9 points, 3-7 FG
Black: 6 points, 3-5 FG
Jordan: 5 points, 2-2 FG

— Will Gerard (@WillGerard10) November 25, 2017

#Illini being out rebounded 14-10 and outshot. But lead by 4

— ui7news (@ui7news) November 25, 2017

After starting off hot from deep, #Illini are now 5-17 from beyond-the-arc (29.4%)

— Erich Fisher (@ETFisher24) November 25, 2017

And now 25 fouls in this half. Just no flow to these games. 34-32 Illini.

— Brad Sturdy (@Sturdy32) November 25, 2017

HALF: NC Central 35, #illini 34
That was terrible for most involved. pic.twitter.com/Oh1pl1EmyS

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) November 25, 2017

At the half. #Illini pic.twitter.com/Y1lhOffrsk

— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) November 25, 2017

Illinois trails NC Central, 35-34, at the half.

Illinois did not make a field goal in the final 2:38. pic.twitter.com/NFDvTiG728

— Illini Stats & Notes (@IlliniStats) November 25, 2017

FINKE

Three, block, three

— Derek Piper (@DPiper247) November 25, 2017

Finke is lights out right now, hits his fourth three of the game #Illini lead 43-37 at the 16:42 mark

— Erich Fisher (@ETFisher24) November 25, 2017

SPECIAL DELIVERYYYYYYY
Trent Frazier to Michael Finke for the flush and the #Illini lead continues to grow! pic.twitter.com/tOphxeshLo

— The Champaign Room (@Champaign_Room) November 25, 2017

FINKE DUNK. Kid is on one.

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) November 25, 2017

Aaron Jordan's transformation into a deadly 3pt shooter reminds me of the dramatic improvement @KendallG13 made between is sophomore & junior seasons. Hard work pays off. #Illini

— Ryan Baker (@RyanBakerMedia) November 25, 2017

⚡️ FINKE ⚡️ [from Kipper] pic.twitter.com/dGu5mNti3I

— IllinoisLoyalty (@IllinoisLoyalty) November 25, 2017

Te'Jon dropping dimes like#Illini up 61-47 pic.twitter.com/TdH3YXF7nf

— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) November 25, 2017

#illini lead 61-47 with 12:30 min left in the game
Finke: 19 points, 7-12 FG, 4-8 3FG
Jordan: 16 points, 6-7 FG, 4-5 3FG

— Will Gerard (@WillGerard10) November 25, 2017

Finke and Jordan from three: 8/13

Rest of the team: 2/10

— The Champaign Room (@Champaign_Room) November 25, 2017

16 fouls already this half. And they are silly. If they don't have an impact on the game let's play on. 61-48 Illini.

— Brad Sturdy (@Sturdy32) November 25, 2017

Te'Jon Lucas 6 points, 5 assists, 1 turnover

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) November 25, 2017

#Illini passing the ball around really well right now, have 18 assists and only 7 turnovers

— Erich Fisher (@ETFisher24) November 25, 2017

Underwood: "That a'way to look pretty"

— Derek Piper (@DPiper247) November 25, 2017

UNDERWOOD SCORER'S TABLE SLAP

That was a Groce go-to move

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) November 25, 2017

Mark Smith hits a FT and #Illini lead 80-65.

— Mark Tupper (@MarkTupper) November 25, 2017

Attendance: 11,004

— Illini Stats & Notes (@IlliniStats) November 25, 2017

#Illini up 82-67 late.

Finke 22 pts, 6 rebs
Jordan 16 pts, 4-5 3FG
Black 12 pts, 7 rebs
Nichols 12 pts, 2-2 3FG

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— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) November 25, 2017

Slo-mo of Kipper's block is #Illini pic.twitter.com/QgQp6ywDXF

— The Champaign Room (@Champaign_Room) November 25, 2017

.@IlliniMBB improve to 6-0 this season after a 86-73 victory over NC Central. Terrible first half is erased thanks to great performances from Finke (22 points, 6 boards) and Jordan (16 points, 4-5 from 3). #Illini

— Erich Fisher (@ETFisher24) November 25, 2017

6-0. #Illini pic.twitter.com/2slopGtqDK

— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) November 25, 2017