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Illinois (6-0) moved to 6-0 for the second time
under third-year coach Shauna Green.
Illinois scored the opening nine points of the game and took a
double-digit lead for good with 2:11 left in the first quarter
when Makira Cook made a 3-pointer to begin 13-2 run. UMES scored
13 straight points midway through the second quarter to get as
close as 32-22, but Cook answered with a basket to end Illinois'
three-minute drought.
Bryant finished the first half with 14 points and Cook added 13
to help Illinois build a 43-26 lead. The pair combined to make
seven of Illinois’ 14 field goals. UMES was 9 of 36 (25%),
including 0 of 7 from 3-point range at halftime.
Illinois also got 15 points from Cook and a career-high 11
rebounds from Brynn Shoup-Hill. Bryant, who reached double
figures in the first quarter, scored 20-plus for the first time
this season.
Zamara Haynes led UMES (4-3) with 20 points and Mahogany Lester
added 14.
Illinois stays in Nashville to play No. 14 Kentucky on
Wednesday. UMES travels to Piscataway, New Jersey, to face
Georgia Southern in the Battle on the Banks on Friday.
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