Arizona State vs. Illinois

Illinois defeated Arizona State 37-6 on November 9, 2024 (location unknown), cruising to a 31-point dual meet victory. The margin was built almost entirely on bonus-point finishes that swung the team score firmly in Illinois' favor.

Arizona State’s Richard Figueroa supplied the Sun Devils’ lone bonus when he pinned Caelan Riley at 125 pounds for six points, but Illinois answered with a string of high-value results. Kannon Webster’s 21-7 major decision at 149 earned four team points, and three separate falls — Jason Kraisser at 157, Braeden Scoles at 165, and Zac Braunagel at 197 — delivered the six-point bursts that really separated the teams.

That cluster of bonus-point victories proved to be the decisive stretch of the dual. Those majors and pins created an insurmountable gap on the scoreboard and highlighted Illinois’ depth in the middle and upper weights.

Arizona State got a highlight from Figueroa, but Illinois’ combination of a big major and multiple pins was the difference in the final tally. The Illini leave with a clear team win; Arizona State will need more than the lone bonus outing to challenge that kind of output next time.