CHAMPAIGN — Ben Humrichous scored a season-high 21 points, Morez Johnson Jr. had a career-high 20 points along with 11 rebounds and No. 13 Illinois men’s basketball beat Penn State 91-52 on Wednesday for its fifth straight victory.

Senior forward Ben Humrichous scored 19 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to spark No. 13 Illinois to a 91-52 victory over Penn State on Wednesday in Champaign, Ill.

Ben Humrichous increases Illinois' lead as he knocks down his fourth triple of the first half for the Illini.

Wednesday night’s duel in the State Farm Center looked like it could be a typical 40-minute, hard fought, Big Ten battle… for about nine minutes. Illinois stomped Penn State 91-52, the win is the fifth in a row for Underwood’s team and snaps a four-game skid against the Nittany Lions.

Ben Humrichous scored a season-high 21 points, Morez Johnson Jr. had a career-high 20 points along with 11 rebounds and No. 13 Illinois beat Penn State 91-52 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory.

Humrichous led the Illini with 21 points as they beat Penn State despite Kasparas Jakucionis being sidelined due to injury.

After 1,043 days — and four games — without a win on the hardwood against Penn State, the Illini took down the Nittany Lions, and it was not close. The well-oiled Illinois engine was firing on all cylinders on Wednesday night.