Berry Wallace scored 20 points, Cearah Parchment contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 22 Illinois cruised past Southeast Missouri State 105-49
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Berry Wallace scored 20 points, Cearah Parchment contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 22 Illinois cruised past Southeast Missouri State 105-49 on Sunday.
The Fighting Illini bench contributed 41 points, led by Maddie Webber with 14 and Aaliyah Guyton with 12. Starters Destiny Jackson with 11 points and Gretchen Dolan with 10 also reached double digits for Illinois (3-0).
Karris Allen scored 11 points for the Redhawks (0-5).
Illinois shot 58% in the first half and 16 SEMO turnovers led to the Fighting Illini's 21-2 advantage in points after turnovers. Nine players scored for Illinois in the half, led by Parchment with 10 points, and they led 48-17 at the break.
The Fighting Illini shot 60% while making 11 of 23 3-pointers and they hit 8 of 11 free throws. SEMO shot 33%.
Illinois scored 34 points after 22 SEMO turnovers. The Illini had only nine turnovers, resulting in four points for the Redhawks.
Illinois is averaging 96 points per game.
Up next
Southeast Missouri State: vs. Hannibal-LaGrange on Tuesday.
Illinois: at Ball State on Wednesday. ____ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college basketball coverage here.


