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Jacobi leads Eastern Illinois against Valparaiso after 22-point game
Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-4) at Valparaiso Beacons (2-2) Valparaiso, Indiana; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Beacons -6.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois visits Valparaiso after Kooper Jacobi scored 22 points in Eastern...
No. 25 Illinois takes home win streak into matchup with Little Rock
Little Rock Trojans (3-3) at Illinois Fighting Illini (4-1) Champaign, Illinois; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 Illinois will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Fighting Illini face Little Rock. The Fighting Illini are 4-0...
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Southern Illinois Salukis square off
Southern Illinois Salukis (2-3) vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-0) Estero, Florida; Monday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech will square off against Southern Illinois at Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida. Louisiana Tech finished 22-10 overall with a...
DePaul wins 98-52 against Northern Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) — Layden Blocker had 21 points in DePaul's 98-52 victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday night. Blocker added eight rebounds for the Blue Demons (6-0). Jacob Meyer scored 14 points, shooting 5 for 10, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc. Conor Enright had 13...
Tennessee Tech rides Mitchell and five-game winning streak to 4-way share of Big South-OVC title
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jalen Mitchell ran for 131 yards on 20 carries and Tennessee Tech beat Eastern Illinois 23-6 on Saturday. The Eagles (7-5, 6-2 Big South-OVC Association) wrapped up the regular season with five straight wins and earned a four-way share of the conference...
Lamb, Farmer lead Western Illinois past Gardner-Webb 45-28
MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Nathan Lamb threw for 352 yards and two touchdowns and Torrance Farmer Jr. ran for a pair of scores and Western Illinois ended its four-game losing streak beating Gardner-Webb 45-28 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday. The Leathernecks (4-8, 3-5 Big...
Georgetown coach Ed Cooley apologizes for derogatory comment about Illinois
WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown coach Ed Cooley apologized on social media for a derogatory comment he made about Illinois after his team’s beat Saint Francis at home earlier Saturday. Cooley used colorful language to disparage Illinois when talking about junior guard Jayden Epps,...
Will Riley's 19 points in the 2nd half leads No. 25 Illinois past Maryland Eastern Shore 87-40
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Will Riley scored his 19 points in the second half and No. 25 Illinois beat Maryland Eastern Shore 87-40 on Saturday. Kylan Boswell added 13 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 11 and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Illini (4-1), who...
No. 24 Illinois stuns Rutgers on Bryant's 40-yard TD reception with 4 seconds left
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Trailing by one at the 40-yard line with 14 seconds to play and no timeouts, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent in a play known as “church” to Luke Altmyer. The quarterback was to hit a receiver who was to go to the ground immediately. The offense would...
Lindauer throws record 7 TDs, D has five picks and Southern Illinois overwhelms Murray State 62-0
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Michael Lindauer threw for a school-record seven touchdowns and Southern Illinois wrapped up the regular season with a 62-0 win over Murray State on Saturday. Lindauer was 20-of-33 passing for 283 yards. Keontez Lewis had five receptions for 104 yards and...
