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March Madness - Illinois Falls 77-52 Against Connecticut - Game Recap
The battle between Connecticut and Illinois didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Illinois was handed a 77-52 defeat on Saturday at TD Garden.
Connecticut was a favorite by -8.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
Donovan Clingan had 22 points for Connecticut and Hassan Diarra chipped in with 11 points. Cam Spencer had 5 assists for them, while Cam Spencer was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Illinois got a 17-point performance from Marcus Domask, who was supported by 8 points from Terrence Shannon Jr.. Terrence Shannon Jr. had 3 assists in a losing cause for Illinois, while Luke Goode grabbed 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Connecticut were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Connecticut won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 40-27.