CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In the first of two preseason exhibition games this season, the Illinois State Redbirds got 16 points from Jack Daugherty and nine from both Brandon Lieb and Ty'Reek Coleman, as the Redbirds fell to 17th-ranked Illinois by a 92-65 score on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The early portion of the game was one of runs, as Illinois opened play by scoring six straight, before former Illinois student-athlete, and Redbird forward Brandon Lieb scored the first unofficial points of the season for the Birds.