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Southern Illinois Handles Illinois-Chicago, 67-60

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Anthony Beane scored 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds as Southern Illinois defeated Illinois-Chicago 67-60 in the Men Against Breast Cancer Classic on Sunday.

The Salukis shot 50 percent from the field and had a 35-28 edge in rebounding. Sean O'Brien and Deion Lavender each finished with 12 points and Jordan Caroline had five with 11 boards.

Southern Illinois (2-3) raced out to an early 21-5 lead as Lavender hit a pair of 3-pointers. They led 35-21 at halftime and pushed that lead to 21 after Beane's jumper and layup at the 14:55 mark.

UIC (1-4) couldn't keep pace, being limited to 19-of-55 shooting (34.5 percent) and trailing by double digits the entire second half until a late run provided the final margin.

Jay Harris led the Flames with 19 points and D'Juan Miller added 16, but no other UIC player had more than six.

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.

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