CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The 2023-24 season is now in full swing.
Illinois looked to keep its record perfect as it hosted Oakland for the second regular season game of the year.
Once again, the first half seemed to expose a few of Illinois’ weak spots with this year’s squad. Luckily, the Illini were able to figure things out late in the second half and secure the victory.
While it wasn’t pretty, Illinois got the job done as they were able to hold off Oakland 64-53 in an ugly win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Much like Monday against EIU, the Illini started off sluggish.