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Illinois Blows Late Lead In Loss On The Road To Penn State

The Illinois Fighting Illini fell to Penn State Wednesday despite 35 points from Terrence Shannon
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Illinois Blows Late Lead In Loss On The Road To Penn State
Illinois Blows Late Lead In Loss On The Road To Penn State

At one point, the Illinois Fighting Illini were comfortably ahead in Wednesday's game against Penn State. 

And then everything went wrong. 

The Illini blew a 14-point, second-half lead in a 90-89 loss to the Nittany Lions. The defeat spoiled a 35-point performance by guard Terrence Shannon Jr. Marcus Domask also had 15 points. 

“They never quit, they never laid down,” Illini coach Brad Underwood said. “Tremendous atmosphere and environment. That created a nice buzz and atmosphere.”

The loss dropped the Illini to 19-7 overall and 10-5 in the Big Ten. 

Nick Kern Jr., led the Nittany Lions with a career-high 22 points. Their victory snapped a three-game losing streak. Penn State closed the game with an 8-0 run. 

The Illini return to action Saturday at home against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Tip is 1:15 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. 

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Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Illini Now. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com 

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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