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March Madness - Illinois Fighting Illini vs Kentucky Wildcats Recap - Kentucky Wins 84-75

Kentucky got 23 points from Koby Brea en route to a 84-75 victory over Illinois on Sunday at Fiserv Forum.

Kentucky was an underdog by +2.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Otega Oweh had 15 points for Kentucky and Lamont Butler chipped in with 14 points. Amari Williams had 6 assists for them, while Amari Williams was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.

Illinois got a 23-point performance from Kylan Boswell, who was supported by 19 points from Tomislav Ivisic. Kylan Boswell had 6 assists in a losing cause for Illinois, while Tre White grabbed 7 rebounds.

Kentucky was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Illinois as they grabbed 40 boards, while Kentucky only had 34