Macomb, IL (Sports Network) - Adam Link led all scorers with 14 points as the
Western Illinois Leathernecks took down the SIU Edwardsville Cougars, 55-38,
in non-conference action at Western Hall.
Terell Parks added 11 points and nine rebounds for Western Illinois (7-3),
which has won four in a row. Don McAvoy also scored 11 points on 3-of-5 from
three-point range.
Michael Messer was the leading scorer for SIUE (2-5) with just nine points.
The Cougars shot just 14-of-43 in the game (.326).
The Leathernecks shot 5-of-10 from beyond the arc in the first half to get out
to a comfortable 34-18 advantage at intermission.
SIUE never got closer than nine points of the lead after halftime.
The Cougars committed 19 turnovers, which turned into 23 points for the
Leathernecks.
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