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Mar. 22—Player of the game
Illinois guard Destiny Jackson
The choice was between and Jackson. But it was the freshman point guard Jackson that served as the Illini's closer on Saturday night in a first-round NCAA tournament win against Colorado at Vanderbilt University's Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn. The 5-foot-6 Chicago native delivered 11 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter. That was part of a double-double for the former Whitney Young standout and five-star recruit as Jackson also pulled down 11 rebounds and added six assists in 36 minutes to help the seventh-seeded Illini to a 66-57 victory against the 10th-seeded Buffaloes.
Backcourt
Illinois: B
Colorado: D
Jackson was superb on a so-so night for the Illini guards. made hustle plays throughout and hit some key buckets, including a banked-in, buzzer-beating three-pointer to end the first quarter en route to nine points. But was largely ineffective for Illinois. That didn't prove consequential to the final result, however, as outside of 's 17 points the Buffaloes' guards really didn't have an impact.
Frontcourt
Illinois: A
Colorado: C-
Parchment established a new single-season freshman scoring record mark on Saturday night —the 6-3 freshman forward was surprised to learn that was the case after the game in the postgame press conference — with her game-high 21 points bringing the Whitby, Ontario, native to 451 points this season. Parchment added five rebounds. That effort was complemented by 's solid 18 points and six rebounds, which helped overshadow what did for the Buffaloes in producing 15 points and supplying five rebounds.
Bench
Illinois: C-
Colorado: B
That Buffaloes coach has continued to bring in Wooten off the bench seems to work with the 5-8 redshirt junior guard again the team's leading scorer. But it also begs the question: Why not start the Dallas native? No matter, neither team went deep with their rotations as the Illini played only seven and Colorado went slightly deeper with nine. A 22-9 bench advantage for the Buffalo really didn't matter to the final result, however.
Overall
Illinois: A
Colorado: C
This wasn't the prettiest offensive game. Far from it. But the name of the game in March Madness is survive and advance. And the Illini did just that on Saturday night. Illinois had the best three players on the floor in Jackson, Parchment and Wallace, and that was more than enough for the Illini to extend their stay in the Music City by a few more days. Will Illinois have to be a lot more effective on Monday night to pull a major upset against No. 2 seed Vanderbilt? Absolutely yes. But the Illini still have that chance, while the Buffaloes are going home. That's the reality of March.
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Illinois guard Destiny Jackson
The choice was between and Jackson. But it was the freshman point guard Jackson that served as the Illini's closer on Saturday night in a first-round NCAA tournament win against Colorado at Vanderbilt University's Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn. The 5-foot-6 Chicago native delivered 11 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter. That was part of a double-double for the former Whitney Young standout and five-star recruit as Jackson also pulled down 11 rebounds and added six assists in 36 minutes to help the seventh-seeded Illini to a 66-57 victory against the 10th-seeded Buffaloes.
Backcourt
Illinois: B
Colorado: D
Jackson was superb on a so-so night for the Illini guards. made hustle plays throughout and hit some key buckets, including a banked-in, buzzer-beating three-pointer to end the first quarter en route to nine points. But was largely ineffective for Illinois. That didn't prove consequential to the final result, however, as outside of 's 17 points the Buffaloes' guards really didn't have an impact.
Frontcourt
Illinois: A
Colorado: C-
Parchment established a new single-season freshman scoring record mark on Saturday night —the 6-3 freshman forward was surprised to learn that was the case after the game in the postgame press conference — with her game-high 21 points bringing the Whitby, Ontario, native to 451 points this season. Parchment added five rebounds. That effort was complemented by 's solid 18 points and six rebounds, which helped overshadow what did for the Buffaloes in producing 15 points and supplying five rebounds.
Bench
Illinois: C-
Colorado: B
That Buffaloes coach has continued to bring in Wooten off the bench seems to work with the 5-8 redshirt junior guard again the team's leading scorer. But it also begs the question: Why not start the Dallas native? No matter, neither team went deep with their rotations as the Illini played only seven and Colorado went slightly deeper with nine. A 22-9 bench advantage for the Buffalo really didn't matter to the final result, however.
Overall
Illinois: A
Colorado: C
This wasn't the prettiest offensive game. Far from it. But the name of the game in March Madness is survive and advance. And the Illini did just that on Saturday night. Illinois had the best three players on the floor in Jackson, Parchment and Wallace, and that was more than enough for the Illini to extend their stay in the Music City by a few more days. Will Illinois have to be a lot more effective on Monday night to pull a major upset against No. 2 seed Vanderbilt? Absolutely yes. But the Illini still have that chance, while the Buffaloes are going home. That's the reality of March.
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