Chicago Regional Recap (Day 2 Round 2)

(2) Oklahoma St. 85 - (7) S. Illinois 77
If anyone wondered what advantage Illinois will have playing in Chicago, you got a good sense of it watching this game. This was not a neutral site game. This was a home game for Oklahoma St. Oklahoma St. was down early in the first half due to poor shooting and ball handling. When the second half started, Oklahoma St. found their defense and then just took it to S. Illinois. The only reason this game was close was that Oklahoma St. started to make lazy passes that S. Illinois jumped all over. S. Illinois somehow got within 2 late in the game after a couple of threes. Oklahoma St. responded with a 3 pointer to put the Salukis away for good.