CHAMPAIGN — Andrej Stojaković had 21 points and 12 rebounds off the bench to lead No. 11 Illinois to an 80-54 victory over Oregon on Tuesday night.
David Mirković added 19 points and seven rebounds, and Keaton Wagler had 11 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Illini (23-7, 14-5 Big Ten). They scored 40 bench points to Oregon’s 14.
With one regular-season game remaining Sunday at Maryland, Illinois is a win away from a triple bye and a berth in the quarterfinals in next week’s Big Ten Tournament at the United Center. A Wisconsin loss in one of its two remaining conference games also would get the Illini into the quarterfinals.
Nate Bittle had 15 points and Kwame Evans Jr. scored 13 for Oregon (11-19, 4-15) in its first trip to Champaign. The Ducks, who were 5 of 29 on 3s, are 0-8 against Top 25 teams and 0-10 when an opponent scores 80 or more.
It was senior night for the Illini, who finished their home schedule with a 14-3 record. One of the honorees was Kylan Boswell, a Champaign native who played at Arizona before transferring to Illinois. Boswell has scored 739 of his 1,247 career points for the Illini.
Also honored were Ben Humrichous, who like Boswell transferred to Illinois (from Evansville) before the 2024-25 season, and walk-on AJ Redd, a former team manager from St. Viator who got to play the final 3:27 in the rout and scored the Illini’s last five points.
Illinois led 41-21 at halftime thanks to a 21-0 run that erased an early 9-3 deficit. Oregon was 0-for-12 from the field during the 6:25 stretch.
The Ducks closed within 13 early in the second half, but the Illini went on a 15-0 run that put them in front 63-37.
Illinois beat Oregon 109-77 last season in Eugene, Ore. The 32-point margin of victory remains the largest ever by a road team against a top-10 team.
