Aaron Cosby added 17 points,including five 3-pointers, for
Illinois (2-0), which also got 14points, eight rebounds and four
steals from Rayvonte Rice. KendrickNunn and Malcolm Hill each
chipped in 13 points, with Hill grabbing ateam-high nine rebounds as
the Illini dominated the boards 50-35.
Jahvari Josiah and ChristianKessee each scored 11 points to lead
Coppin State (0-2), which shot 29.6 percent from the field. Arnold
Fripp and Daquan Brickhouseadded seven points apiece for the Eagles,
who turned the ball over 18times.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2014/Nov/17/images/ads/current/atlantanationalbank_sda_072114.png) Coppin State scored the game'sfirst three points, but Illinois ran
off a 16-0 run to quickly takecontrol. It was 19-8 with 13:28 to
play when theIllini went on a 14-0 spurt en route to a 59-24 lead at
halftime. The Eagles didn't score for thefirst 3:05 of the second half, by
which time Illinois had tacked onanother 10 points to the lead. The
advantage hit 50 when Starksconnected from 3-point range with 10:37
to play, and the benches weresoon emptied by both coaches.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: The Illini hadfive double-digit runs in the game that
totaled a 69-0 advantage. …Illinois recorded its highest point total
since scoring 121 in a victory over Chicago State in 1993. …
Illinois made 153-pointers, which tied the State Farm Center
recordand was one off the school mark of 16, set in an Elite Eight
win overArizona in 2005.
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