Let's dive a bit deeper into the numbers to analyze exactly how Illinois made it happen – and learn how they can maintain that success as they gear up for what should be a far more challenging neutral-site Thanksgiving Day matchup with No.

After its first loss of the year, Illinois (5-1) returned home and comfortably beat Maryland Eastern Shore (2-7) and Little Rock (3-4).

Kasparas Jakucionis went for 21 points in Illinois’s 92-34 win over Little Rock. Illinois led 51-19 at halftime over the Trojans. Tomislav Ivisic finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double in six games.

Flying colors all around for the Illini in a huge win over the Trojans, but there's always room for improvement