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Miami Defeats Illinois 81-79 - Recap
Chris Lykes went off for 28 points and added 0 rebounds leading Miami over Illinois, 81-79, on Monday at State Farm Center.
Miami was an underdog by +9.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Dejan Vasiljevic had 20 points for Miami and Kameron McGusty chipped in with 13 points. Kameron McGusty had 3 assists for them, while Sam Waardenburg was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Illinois got 23 points from Kofi Cockburn in a losing cause and another 14 points from Trent Frazier. Giorgi Bezhanishvili contributed 5 assists for them, while Giorgi Bezhanishvili had 8 rebounds.
Miami was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Illinois had a 30-21 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Miami takes its act home to face Alabama A&M looking for another win. For Illinois, they head on the road to face Maryland.