Senior guard Genesis Bryant scored a career-high 32 points and Kendall Bostic had a double-double and 23rd-ranked Illinois beat Moorehead State 81-61 in a season opening matchup.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Senior guard Genesis Bryant scored a career-high 32 points, Kendall Bostic had a double-double and 23rd-ranked Illinois beat Moorehead State 81-61 in a season opening matchup on Tuesday night.
Illinois established a 13-2 lead when Bostic made a pair of layups, Bryant and Adalia McKenzie each had one, Jada Peebles made a jump shot and Brynn Shoup-Hill made a 3-pointer.The Illini’s 24-point second quarter matched Moorehead State’s first-half total and they led 44-24 at halftime. The 5-foot-6 Bryant, in her second year at Illinois following two seasons at North Carolina State, finished 12-for-16 shooting, including 2 for 5 from 3 and 6 for 7 from the foul line. Bostic had 15 points and 13 rebounds.It was only the second contest between the two teams, with Morehead State winning 89-72 at a neutral site in the 1978-79 season.
Illinois is ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll for the first time since the 1999-00 season.
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