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LAS VEGAS -- No. 19 Illinois fell in the Continental Tire Main Event championship game to No. 16 Virginia, 70-61, on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas.
Jayden Epps led the Illini with 14 points off the bench, while Coleman Hawkins registered 10 points and a season-high three blocks in the loss.
The Fighting Illini outrebounded the Cavaliers, 11–9, on the offensive glass, and scored 11 second-chance points.
Illinois (4-1) returns to Champaign on Friday night to take on Lindenwood at State Farm Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Big Ten Plus.
POSTGAME NOTES
- The Illinois bench out-scored Virginia 22-13
- The Illini bench has outscored their opponents 163-82 through five games this season.
- Freshman Jayden Epps scored 14 points in today's game, his third double-digit effort of the season and a team high.
- Junior Coleman Hawkins scored 10 points and added three assists.
- Hawkins went 2-for-5 from behind the arc.
- Senior Terrence Shannon Jr. scored nine points and added a game-high six assists, matching his career high.
