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Illinois Downs Maryland-Eastern Shore 87-40 - Match Report
The battle between Illinois and Maryland-Eastern Shore didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Maryland-Eastern Shore was handed a 87-40 defeat on Saturday at State Farm Center.
Illinois got 19 points from Will Riley and another 13 points from Kylan Boswell. Kasparas Jakucionis contributed 4 assists, while Morez Johnson Jr. cleaned the glass with 13 rebounds.
Maryland-Eastern Shore got 10 points from Jalen Ware in a losing cause and another 8 points from Evan Johnson. Kyrell Shaw contributed 1 assists for them, while Christopher Flippin had 10 rebounds.
Illinois was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Illinois as they grabbed 56 boards, while Maryland-Eastern Shore only had 32
Next game, Illinois takes its act home to face Arkansas-Little Rock looking for another win. For Maryland-Eastern Shore, they head on the road to face Arkansas.