CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A nice tune up before a handful of upcoming tests.
After a four-day rest following the 88-60 win over Southern, Illinois wrapped up its season-opening home stand by hosting Western Illinois Friday night at State Farm Center.
In the first matchup between the two programs in 20 years, the Illini made sure it was never going to be fully fret over, even though it got closer at times than it necessarily needed to.
Even with Western Illinois right behind in the rebound battle for a while, efficient and clean offensive play, while also limiting WIU to 29.