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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Wrap - Illinois Wins 87-57
The battle between Illinois and Eastern Illinois didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Eastern Illinois was handed a 87-57 defeat on Monday at State Farm Center.
Illinois did not, however, defeat Eastern Illinois against the spread, which closed at -31.5 at most sportsbooks.
Illinois got 24 points from Terrence Shannon Jr. and another 23 points from Coleman Hawkins. Ty Rodgers contributed 5 assists, while Coleman Hawkins cleaned the glass with 12 rebounds.
Eastern Illinois got 14 points from Kinyon Hodges in a losing cause and another 10 points from Yaakema Rose Jr.. Kinyon Hodges contributed 2 assists for them, while Sincere Malone had 5 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Illinois were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Illinois won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 53-27.
Next game, Illinois takes its act home to face UMKC looking for another win. For Eastern Illinois, they head home to face Illinois State.