By STEVE STEIN
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP)– Will Riley scored his 19 points in the 2nd half and No. 25 Illinois beat Maryland Eastern Shore 87-40 on Saturday.
Kylan Boswell included 13 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 11 and Morez Johnson Jr. ended up with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Illini (4-1), who shot 25% (10 for 40) from 3-point variety however dedicated simply 9 turnovers.
Tre White got 11 rebounds and Kasparas Jakucionis 7 for Illinois, which outrebounded the Hawks 59-38.
Jalen Ware scored 10 points and Christopher Flippin had 10 rebounds for Maryland Eastern Shore (2-6), which had its floor overall of the season. The group’s previous low was available in 102-63 loss to Vanderbilt on Nov. 4.
Illinois is unbeaten in 4 home video games. Maryland Eastern Shore is winless in 6 roadway video games.
Takeaways
Illinois: Coming off a 100-87 loss Wednesday to No. 8 Alabama, the Illini had no difficulty controling the overmatched Hawks. They led 35-15 at halftime and extended the cause as lots of as 52 points in the 2nd half.
Maryland Eastern Shore: The Hawks could not match Illinois’ height and depth and were slowed by 15 turnovers.
Secret minute
After having a hard time at the start of the video game, the Illini went on a 17-0 run over a seven-minute stretch to relocate front 25-8 with 5:15 to enter the very first half.
Secret stat
Maryland Eastern Shore had a hard time from the field, shooting 22% (15 for 68), consisting of 5 for 20 on 3-pointers.
Up next
Illinois hosts Little Rock on Monday. Maryland Eastern Shore dips into No. 20 Arkansas on Monday.
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