Maine vs Eastern Illinois Wrap - Eastern Illinois Wins 85-80
Maine vs Eastern Illinois Wrap - Eastern Illinois Wins 85-80
Alfonzo McKinnie scored 24 points and chipped in with 14 rebounds for Eastern Illinois on Wednesday, leading them to an 85-80 victory over Maine at Lantz Arena.
Joey Miller had 19 points for Eastern Illinois and Jeremy Granger chipped in with 14 points. Jeremy Granger had 8 assists for them, while Alfonzo McKinnie was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 14 boards.
Maine got 26 points from Gerald McLemore in a losing cause and another 14 points from Justin Edwards. Andrew Rogers contributed 6 assists for them, while Alasdair Fraser had 7 rebounds.
Eastern Illinois hit the break trailing 31-30 before taking care of business in the second half.
Eastern Illinois had a 42-39 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

