0 1 0 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁ 1 6 ▁ass ists , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁highest ▁single - game ▁total ▁in ▁Big ▁Ten ▁history . ▁This ▁total ▁set ▁an ▁Illinois ▁Fight ing ▁Ill ini ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁single - game ▁record . ▁ ▁McC ame y ▁led ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁in ▁ass ists ▁( 7 . 0 6 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁t enth ▁in ▁scoring ▁and ▁e ighth ▁in ▁ste als . ▁His ▁ 2 5 4 ▁ass ists ▁in ▁ 3 6 ▁games ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 . 0 6 ▁assist ▁per ▁game ▁average ▁e cli ps ed ▁Der on ▁Williams ' ▁ 2 6 4 ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁games ▁( 6 . 7 7 ▁average ) ▁posted ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁McC ame y ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Ill ini ▁single - season ▁assist ▁per ▁game ▁record . ▁ ▁His ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 5 4 ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁highest ▁in ▁Big ▁Ten ▁history ▁and ▁only ▁ 2 0 ▁sh y ▁of ▁Mate en ▁Cle aves ' ▁Big ▁Ten ▁single - season ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 7 4 . ▁Williams ' ▁ 2 6 4 ▁is ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Ill ini ▁record . ▁McC ame y ' s ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 2 5 ▁after ▁his ▁junior ▁season ▁left ▁him ▁ 2 9 1 ▁short ▁of ▁Cle aves ' ▁career