The Illini men beat DePaul 82-73 last night in Champaign. Freshman Mark Smith connected on 12-of-12 free throw attempts and finished with a game-high 21 points. Kipper NIchols added 16 points, and Aaron Jordan grabbed a game-high 9 rebounds for the Illini.

It's been nearly 60 years since the Illini men played DePaul in basketball. Illinois won that game in December of 1957 at Huff Gym. Don Ohl and John Paul scored 18 points each for the Illini.