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Shannon scores 19 to lead Illinois past Western Illinois, 84-52

AP
Nov 24, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Terrence Shannon, Jr. scored 19 points as Illinois ended its six-game home stand to open the season by routing Western Michigan, 84-52 on Friday night.

Illinois has won five of its first six games with only a loss to No. 4 Marquette.

Luke Goode's 3-pointer eight minutes in put the Illini up 18-6. Illinois then held the Leathernecks scoreless over the final 4:30 of the first half to take a 40-23 advantage into intermission. The Western Illinois scoring drought lasted until Jesiah West hit a jumper three minutes in to make it 44-25.

Dain Dainja scored 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Illinois. Quincy Guerrier added 10 points and had 15 rebounds.

James Dent Jr. scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds for Western Illinois (2-4). West scored 11 points, Ryan Myers 10 and Drew Cisse added 12 rebounds and scored eight points.

Illinois will have a week off to prepare for its Big Ten Conference opener at Rutgers Dec. 2. Western Illinois plays at Wisconsin Monday.

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1st Half
WIU
Leathernecks
23
ILL
Fighting Illini
40

Time		Play	Score
19:59		Drew Cisse vs. Dain Dainja (Leathernecks gains possession)
19:49		Quincy Guerrier blocks Jesiah West's two point layup
19:48		Leathernecks offensive rebound
19:42		Jesiah West misses three point jump shot
19:40		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
19:23		Dain Dainja misses two point floating jump shot
19:21		Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
19:19	+2	Quincy Guerrier makes two point putback layup	0-2
18:53		James Dent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
18:51		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
18:35		Ty Rodgers turnover (lost ball) (Braden Lamar steals)
18:11	+2	Jesiah West makes two point layup (Ryan Myers assists)	2-2
18:06	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point floating jump shot	2-4
17:49		Ty Rodgers personal foul
17:41		Ryan Myers misses two point floating jump shot
17:39		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
17:15	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point reverse layup	2-6
16:50	+2	Drew Cisse makes two point turnaround hook shot	4-6
16:36		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
16:34		Braden Lamar defensive rebound
16:08		Braden Lamar misses two point turnaround hook shot
16:06		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
16:02		Dain Dainja turnover (bad pass)
15:42		Quincy Guerrier blocks Tay Knox's two point turnaround hook shot
15:40		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Ty Rodgers makes two point floating jump shot	4-8
14:54		Jesiah West misses two point driving hook shot
14:53		Drew Cisse offensive rebound
14:52		Drew Cisse misses two point layup
14:51		Leathernecks offensive rebound
14:51		TV timeout
14:45		James Dent Jr. misses two point stepback bank jump shot
14:43		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
14:37		Drew Cisse shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
14:37		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:37		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:37		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
14:29		Ryan Myers turnover (out of bounds)
14:07		Drew Cisse blocks Quincy Guerrier's two point layup
14:05		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
13:57		Ryan Myers turnover (lost ball) (Amani Hansberry steals)
13:44	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Marcus Domask assists)	4-11
13:25		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:23		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Marcus Domask makes two point layup	4-13
12:51	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	6-13
12:38	+2	Marcus Domask makes two point floating jump shot	6-15
12:23		Jesiah West turnover (traveling)
12:06		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
12:04		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
11:58		Tay Knox blocks Amani Hansberry's two point layup
11:56		Marcus Domask offensive rebound
11:44	+3	Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Marcus Domask assists)	6-18
11:35		James Dent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Amani Hansberry steals)
11:30	+3	Luke Goode makes three point jump shot	6-21
11:28		Leathernecks 30 second timeout
11:30		TV timeout
11:00	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ryan Myers assists)	9-21
10:35		Ty Rodgers misses two point floating jump shot
10:33		Braden Lamar defensive rebound
10:26	+3	James Dent Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	12-21
10:04		Marcus Domask misses two point layup
10:02		Ryan Myers defensive rebound
9:48		Joe Petrakis misses three point jump shot
9:46		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn defensive rebound
9:43		Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point layup
9:41		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
9:34	+2	James Dent Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	14-21
9:11		Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
9:09		Jesiah West defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Jesiah West makes two point dunk (Drew Cisse assists)	16-21
8:45	+2	Quincy Guerrier makes two point layup	16-23
8:26		Ryan Myers misses two point layup
8:24		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	16-25
7:46		Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot
7:44		Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
7:39	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	16-27
7:25	+2	Jesiah West makes two point layup	18-27
7:25		Terrence Shannon Jr. shooting foul (Jesiah West draws the foul)
7:25		TV timeout
7:25	+1	Jesiah West makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-27
7:00	+3	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists)	19-30
6:39		Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul (James Dent Jr. draws the foul)
6:39		James Dent Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 3
6:39	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-30
6:39	+1	James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	21-30
6:26	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point layup (Ty Rodgers assists)	21-32
6:08		Drew Cisse misses two point jump shot
6:07		Leathernecks offensive rebound
6:03		Ryan Myers turnover (out of bounds)
5:49		Ryan Myers personal foul
5:49		Tay Knox personal foul
5:42		Tay Knox shooting foul (Ty Rodgers draws the foul)
5:42		Ty Rodgers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:42	+1	Ty Rodgers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-33
5:20		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:18		Dain Dainja defensive rebound
5:12		Dain Dainja misses two point layup
5:11		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
5:11		Braden Lamar personal foul (Dain Dainja draws the foul)
5:06		Justin Harmon turnover (bad pass) (Drew Cisse steals)
4:52		Ryan Myers turnover (lost ball)
4:36		Jesiah West blocks Ty Rodgers's two point layup
4:34		Shay Davis defensive rebound
4:29	+2	Jesiah West makes two point layup (Shay Davis assists)	23-33
4:17	+3	Luke Goode makes three point jump shot (Ty Rodgers assists)	23-36
3:56		Jesiah West misses two point pullup jump shot
3:54		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:37		Marcus Domask misses three point jump shot
3:35		Justin Harmon offensive rebound
3:35		Justin Harmon misses two point layup
3:33		Jesiah West defensive rebound
3:29		Shay Davis misses three point stepback jump shot
3:27		Luke Goode defensive rebound
3:21		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
3:19		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
2:58		James Dent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
2:56		Luke Goode defensive rebound
2:43		Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot
2:41		Shay Davis defensive rebound
2:19		Jesiah West misses two point driving hook shot
2:17		Luke Goode defensive rebound
2:05		Amani Hansberry misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:03		Drew Cisse defensive rebound
1:51		James Dent Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Justin Harmon steals)
1:45	+2	Justin Harmon makes two point layup	23-38
1:28		James Dent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
1:26		Marcus Domask defensive rebound
1:20		Marcus Domask misses two point layup
1:18		Dain Dainja offensive rebound
1:16	+2	Dain Dainja makes two point putback layup	23-40
0:48		Quincy Guerrier blocks Shay Davis's two point layup
0:47		Leathernecks offensive rebound
0:43		James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:41		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
0:14		Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot
0:13		Fighting Illini turnover (shot clock violation)
0:05		Justin Harmon blocks James Dent Jr.'s two point jump shot
0:04		James Dent Jr. offensive rebound
0:03		James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:01		Ty Rodgers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Shannon scores 19 to lead Illinois past Western Illinois, 84-52

1st Half
WIU
Leathernecks
23
ILL
Fighting Illini
40

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Shannon scores 19 to lead Illinois past Western Illinois, 84-52

1st Half WIULeathernecks23ILLFighting Illini40

1st Half
WIU
Leathernecks
23
ILL
Fighting Illini
40