Junior forward Cecil WIlliams, middle, attempts a reverse layup during the game against Green Bay on Dec. 6 at McGuirk Arena.
Keno Davis did not have to go into too much detail about why the Central Michigan men's basketball team fell to Illinois on Saturday.
The head coach said the bigger and better team won.
Holding a 46-36 lead at the break, Illinois went on a 24-4 run to build a 64-40 lead in the first five minutes of the second half. The Chippewas fell 92-73 in Champaign, Illinois.
“I was really proud of the way we battled back when things were going against us," Davis said.