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Men's Basketball Powers By Loyola Of Chicago
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Illinois' Marcus Griffin (52) brings down a rebound in front of Loyola's Daniel McSwine during the first half of Thursday's game.
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Dec. 30, 1999
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Marcus Griffin scored 24 points and Cleotis Brown added 19 Thursday night as No. 20 Illinois beat Loyola of Chicago 107-71.
Lucas Johnson scored 15 points and Cory Bradford had 14 for the Illini (8-3), who led by 19 points at halftime.
Jerell Parker had 13 points and Silvijie Turkovic added 12 for Loyola (8-3), which got within 66-55 with 10:30 remaining.
But Illinois, behind Griffin and Brown, went on a 15-1 run for an 81-56 lead with 7:30 to go.
Griffin started the run with a layup and also had two free throws and another basket. Brown eight points, including two 3-pointers, in the run.
Illinois shot 50 percent from the field and was 13-of-25 from 3-point range.
Illinois freshman point guard Frank Williams had five points, 13 assists and four steals.
