Sophomore guard Gibbs-Lawhorn came off the bench Monday against Eastern Illinois with a hot hand
During the offseason, all eyes in Champaign were on the highly touted backcourt of Arizona transfer Kylan Boswell and top international prospect Kasparas Jakucionis.He reminded Illinois fans of what he can bring to the floor when he served as a rare bright spot in a 91-74 exhibition loss to No. 24 Ole Miss last week, scoring a team-leading 15 points while knocking down three triples.
To say Gibbs-Lawhorn carried that hot hand into the State Farm Center on Monday for Illinois' season opener against Eastern Illinois would be an understatement. In the first half against the Panthers, Gibbs-Lawhorn put up 18 points on 3-for-4 shooting from beyond the arc in just 12 minutes off the bench.That scoring total matches his career-high single-game output, which, it just so happens, he scored against none other than Eastern Illinois as a freshman in last year's season opener.Through the first half, fellow sophomore Tomislav Ivisic had added an impressive 10 points and nine rebounds in his first official college basketball action.
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