Illinois 73, at Penn State 65

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — A dominant first-half defensive performance and a balanced scoring attack propelled the Illinois Fighting Illini to a 73-65 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Campus Center Gymnasium. Illinois, which led by as many as 18 points in the opening period, built a commanding 40-26 halftime advantage and withstood a spirited second-half push from the hosts to secure its third consecutive win and improve to 11-3 overall, 1-0 in the Big Ten. Penn State fell to 9-5, 0-1. The most important stretch of the game came in… Read more...