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Eastern Illinois Defeats Wisconsin-Milwaukee 75-68 - Recap
Eastern Illinois got 24 points from Mack Smith en route to a 75-68 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
Eastern Illinois won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois got 14 points from George Dixon and another 8 points from Marvin Johnson. Josiah Wallace contributed 6 assists, while George Dixon cleaned the glass with 12 rebounds.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee got 24 points from Darius Roy in a losing cause and another 13 points from Josh Thomas. Te'Jon Lucas contributed 5 assists for them, while Josh Thomas had 8 rebounds.
Eastern Illinois was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Eastern Illinois had a 46-33 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Eastern Illinois takes its act on the road to face Western Illinois looking for another win. For Wisconsin-Milwaukee, they head on the road to face Wisconsin.