ILLINI BENCH VERY THIN

The Illini defeated Iowa by 10 points after a real struggle. With Rich McBride out with illness, both Jack Ingram and Nick Smith had to come through. They did--and the record goes to 27-0. However,the three mentioned above are the only trustworthy bench players. The same five have started all the Illin games this year. Let's hope they stay well and healthy.
Here are the average playing time per game of the top 10 players. Williams(33), Head (32), Brown (32), Augustine (26), Powell (25), McBride (16), Ingram (14), Smith (12), Carter (8), Pruitt (5).