Illini Exhibition vs. Lewis on Big Ten Network

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according to the official Illini site, www.fightingillini.com,
the Illinois exhibition game tonight is on her Big Ten Network..
which is channel 64 on Comcast in most regions, and may be a different channel on other systems...

[cpacmel]

I don't think the Big Ten Network is showing it til Monday afternoon.

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I see that it is only on BigTennetwork.com...via streaming..

Illinois is up 9-4 about 4 minutes into the game..
Billy Coles started and each of the other four starters, DJ, DMac, Davis, & Tisdale have each scored a bucket

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Lewis hanging tough - down 14-12

edit -- Lewis now UP 15-14 midway thru the first period!

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Ouch -- Lewis is leading at half 37-35 over the Top 10 ranked Illini!

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Illini seem to be unable to stop Lewis from scoring...
frequent subs and Bruce Weber playing 11 different players about the same number of mninutes are the things hampering the flow for Illinois.
Jereme Richmond good at creating shots - they need to feed him the ball..
McCamey should pass not shoot....and Illini could use a 3-pt shooter

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Illini up 60-49 .. lots of freshman minutes being played..

..edit -- quickly back to 60-53

edit again -- 60-55...Illini looking shaky...fans kinda quiet..

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62-58 w/about 3 min left

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Illini with a big 39-28 rebounding advantage and it's needed as Illinois missing shots & FT..

a couple other exhibition scores...
BYU 31 - Laval 15 in 1st half
Rhode Island 89 - Concordia (Canada) 50 Final

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Illini up 65-60 with 2:50 to go -- Illinois having trouble getting stops

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Lewis getting layups and 3 pt play -- now down by only 2 65-63 about 2 min to go..
Illinois could lose this game!!

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Under 2 min -- it's a one possession game

3-pointer by Lewis rims out that would have tied the game -- Illinois up 66-63
Illini are 1-10 from 3-pt range and missing a lot of FT's 14-24

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Illini win 75-65, Lewis having to try to foul now..
Illini get a few FT at the end...

Final 75-65

[Braves4Life]

Nice impressive win by the Illini. Should be a fun and exciting season for the fans.

[tornado]

clearly they were rusty -- but you could see the talent there..
but Weber's dilemma is this --do I let me experienced guys work out the kinks and stay on the floor--
or do I let the freshmen play but they're going to be even more unpredictable