Iowa State vs Illinois 11/20/18 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 12:29 PM ET

Iowa State is coming into this game after getting knocked off by Arizona in the tournament on Monday. However, now the Cyclones are a team that is looking like they will be able to come into the game here and rally, but the Cyclones did learn one thing that they need to protect the lead and that proved to be very difficult for the Cyclones in the game.

Marial Shayok was the leading point scorer for the Cyclones as he was able to put in a total of 19 points for the team. What else was impressive was Shayok's glass cleaning skills with 14 boards total, but 6 of those boards were on the offensive glass. Illinois actually gave Gonzaga a scare as the Fighting Illini only lost by 6 points in the game that was supposed to be a run away game for the Bulldogs. The final score of the game was an 84-78 loss for the Illini, but the Illini did not have to worry about holding off a late rally, but instead showed that they do have the talent to hang with the bigger name teams.

The Fighting Illini were led by Trent Frazier who put in 29 points for the Illini. When it came to cleaning up the glass the Illini were led by Aaron Jordan who pulled down 10 boards, which 3 of them were offensive boards.

The Illini held tight with Gonzaga for most of the game, but the game just slipped out of their control. The Cyclones, though, were shown to be unable to hold off the late game surges and this is something that will need to be corrected, but cannot be corrected from the day before. Look for the Illini to be able to control this game and if not the Cyclones will not be able to stop the Illini charge late in the game. Final Score Prediction, Illinois Fighting Illini win and cover ATS 78-74.

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