In case you missed it (which may be likely thanks to BTN Plus), Malcolm Hill did some pretty good basketballing at the State Farm Center on Sunday night. The senior scored a career-high 40 points and 12 rebounds as the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-0) defeated the Northern Kentucky Norse by a final score of 79-64.
With his latest performance, Hill became just the seventh Illini to score 40+ points in a single game, and he was the first to do so since Brandon Paul scored 43 against Ohio State on January 10, 2012. Hill’s previous career mark was a 39-point effort in a double-overtime game against Penn State last season.