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March Madness - Illinois Fighting Illini vs Iowa State Cyclones Recap - Illinois Wins 72-69

Iowa State was burned for 29 points by Terrence Shannon Jr. on Thursday as Illinois picked up a 72-69 win at TD Garden.

Illinois was an underdog by +1.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Coleman Hawkins had 12 points for Illinois and Luke Goode chipped in with 8 points. Marcus Domask had 5 assists for them, while Coleman Hawkins was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 6 boards.

Iowa State got 26 points from Curtis Jones in a losing cause and another 14 points from Keshon Gilbert. Tamin Lipsey contributed 4 assists for them, while Tre King had 7 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Illinois were victorious, as the score was 51-44 at the break.

Illinois won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 37-32.