INDIANAPOLIS – Adam Flagler scored 18 points and was one of four players in double figures for No. 2 Baylor, which pulled away late Wednesday night to beat No.
5 Illinois 82-69 in the second game of the Jimmy V Classic.Baylor (3-0) won for the first time this season with coach Scott Drew on the sideline.
He missed the previous two games after a positive COVID-19 test, but watched his team swing the game with its trademark defense in the second half.
Ayo Dosunmu had 18 points and Giorgi Beshanishvili added 15 for Illinois (3-1).The game had a completely different atmosphere from the previous two at Bankers Life Fieldhouse because of the raucous applause and loud cheers coming from the benches.