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Southern Illinois Falls 80-55 to Illinois State - Recap
The battle between Illinois State and Southern Illinois didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Southern Illinois was handed a 80-55 defeat on Saturday at Banterra Center.
Illinois State was an underdog by +5.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Illinois State got 17 points from DJ Horne and another 12 points from Josiah Strong. Howard Fleming Jr. contributed 6 assists, while Emon Washington cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.
Southern Illinois got a 14-point performance from Ben Harvey, who was supported by 13 points from Kyler Filewich. Ben Harvey had 5 assists in a losing cause for Southern Illinois, while Kyler Filewich grabbed 10 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Illinois State were victorious, as the score was 40-27 at the break.
Illinois State had a 43-30 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.