How To Watch Illinois-Morehead State, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Line
Game time: 2:10 pm., CT
Where: Chi Health Center, Omaha
TV: Tru Tv
Betting line: Illinois -11.5
VITALS: Illinois leads the series 1-0. The teams last met Dec. 10, 1993, with the Illini winning 110-75. Guard Terrence Shannon, who averaged 23 points, is coming being named Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player. He averaged 34 points during the tournament. He was recently named third-team All-American. Illini guard Marcus Domask was a first-team All-Big Ten selection. This is the Illini'34th appearance in the NCAAs, including four straight. Last year they lost to Arkansas in the first round. The Illini is the winningest program in the Big Ten the last five season. Morehead State is led by forward Riley Minix, who was the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year. The senior averaged 20.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.3 steals on 54.6 percent shooting in 34 games. He led the Eagles to a program-record 26 wins.
PROJECTED STARTERS
FIGHTING ILLINI
G Ty Rodgers
G Terrence Shannon Jr
C Coleman Hawkins
F Marcus Domask
F Quincy Guerrier
EAGLES
F Riley Minix
F Drew Thelwell
C Kalil Thomas
G Jordan Lathon
G Dieonte Miles
INJUY REPORT
FIGHTING ILLINI
Max Williams: Out - Undisclosed
EAGLES
None
QUOTABLE
Illinois guard Marcus Domask: "We don't like to get down double-digits. I just think if there's one thing about this team, we're going to keep fighting no matter how we start, no matter what the middle looks like, at the end we're going to fight."
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