Illini have early lead at State Farm Center Illinois 14, MVSU 8 — 15:59 left in 1st half Mississippi Valley State must have not received the memo that Illinois does, in fact, have shooters capable of knocking down open three-pointers. Back-to-back threes by Trent Frazier and Kipper Nichols broke an 8-8 tie, and the Illini are 4 of 8 from three-point range so far today. read more