The Cincinnati Bearcats got the most impressive win so far of the Wes Miller era, beating an Illinois team ranked 14th in the AP Top 25 poll by 20 points in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mike Saunders Jr. scored 20 points and Jeremiah Davenport added 19 for the Bearcats, which improved to 5-0 this season. Illinois led by 15 early on - in All-American center Kofi Cockburn's first game of the season - but trailed by three at the half and shot just 28.1 percent from the field.
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