Central Plains FFA Chapter

11/13 03:43 CST McDowell leads Sam Houston against No. 3 Illinois after 20-point game McDowell leads Sam Houston against No. 3 Illinois after 20-point game By The Associated Press Sam Houston Bearkats (2-1) at Illinois Fighting Illini (2-1) Champaign, Illinois; Friday, 7 p.m. EST LINE: Fighting Illini -36.5; over/under is 173.5 BOTTOM LINE: Sam Houston faces No. 3 Illinois after Aidan McDowell scored 20 points in Sam Houston's 85-77 victory against the Pepperdine Waves. Illinois finished 14-3 at home last season while going 28-9 overall. The Fighting Illini averaged 3.7 steals, 4.6 blocks and 8.5 turnovers per game last season. Sam Houston went 6-10 on the road and 22-12 overall a season ago. The Bearkats averaged 82.3 points per game last season, 15.4 from the free-throw line and 25.2 from deep. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.