Recap - Illinois Defeats Oakland 74-63
Recap - Illinois Defeats Oakland 74-63
Demetri McCamey poured in 30 points for Illinois on Wednesday, as they defeated Oakland 74-63 at University of Illinois Assembly Hall.
Illinois earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 14-point spread.
D.J. Richardson had 16 points for Illinois and Jereme Richmond chipped in with 10 points. Mike Tisdale had 3 assists for them, while Mike Tisdale was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Oakland got 18 points from Reggie Hamilton in a losing cause and another 14 points from Will Hudson. Larry Wright contributed 3 assists for them, while Will Hudson had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Oakland were victorious, as the score was 28-24 at the break.
Oakland won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 45-34.
