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Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Defeats Eastern Illinois 80-62 - Recap
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville got a 24-point performance from DeeJuan Pruitt, who added 13 rebounds as Southern Illinois-Edwardsville ran past Eastern Illinois 80-62 on Thursday at Lantz Arena.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was a favorite by -7.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville got 14 points from Shamar Wright and another 12 points from Damarco Minor. Ray'Sean Taylor contributed 6 assists, while DeeJuan Pruitt cleaned the glass with 13 rebounds.
Eastern Illinois got a 19-point performance from Kinyon Hodges, who was supported by 11 points from Caleb Donaldson. Caleb Donaldson had 3 assists in a losing cause for Eastern Illinois, while Nick Ellington grabbed 6 rebounds.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville had a 33-26 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville heads into a battle against Lindenwood. Eastern Illinois, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arkansas-Little Rock.