Following his triple-double against Chicago State, Kylan Boswell has emerged as an interesting name to monitor as Big Ten conference play kicks off.

Kylan Boswell had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Tomislav Ivisic scored 23 points to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 117-64 victory over winless Chicago State.

Boswell finished with a triple-double of 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the 24th-ranked Illini’s 117-64 nonconference win. College/Prep Sports Reporter Illinois guard Kylan Boswell, left, drives around Chicago State guard Gabe Spinelli on Sunday afternoon at State Farm Center in Champaign.

Gaining a full appreciation of Kylan Boswell's work is a bit like watching Harry Dean Stanton on the big screen or Steve Cropper in the studio: You have to have

Kylan Boswell had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the seventh triple-double in Illinois program history.

Kylan Boswell logged just the seventh triple-double in program history in Illinois's 117-64 win over Chicago State.

The Force was with the Illini on Star Wars Day at the State Farm Center. With Darth Vader & Co. in attendance, Illinois set a new season-high in points, blowing out winless Chicago State, 117-64, on Sunday afternoon.