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First round: Slapping the floor to build defensive intensity and slapping away passes all over the court, Illinois used 12 steals and
tenacious inside defense to defeat South Alabama 64-51 in the West Regional.
Kevin Turner had 18 points and Matt Heldman added 15 as the Fighting Illini
(23-9) forced 19 turnovers Thursday in a win that sent Illinois to a
second-round game against Maryland.
Toby Madison had 19 points to lead South Alabama (21-7) and Rico Alderson added 13 points.
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