Illini Sluggish In Win Over Eastern Michigan Premium Story

Calvin Brock (AP)
Calvin Brock (AP)
By Jack Lyman
InsideIllini.com staff
Date: Dec 28, 2008

Perhaps it was a Missouri hangover. Maybe one could call it Christmas rust. Whatever, the Fighting Illini basketball team struggled to put away an inspired Eastern Michigan quintet 62-53 Sunday afternoon at the Assembly Hall. Energy and emotion were lacking, but the Illini did what they had to do to win and end the nonconference slate with a glowing 12-1 audit.

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