NEW YORK, N.Y. — Under the brightest of lights in the Big Apple, Illinois’ shining stars took over.
After a slow start for both teams, the end of this one was anything but. Fueled by 66 combined points from Terrence Shannon Jr. and Marcus Domask, Illinois outlasted Florida Atlantic in a 98-89 victory Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic.
In the second game of a massive road trip for the Illini, they faced one of their toughest tests of the season in No. 11 FAU.
Coming off of a dominant win to open Big Ten play over Rutgers, No.