Parks scores 19 to lead Western Illinois over Oakland 73-63
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Terell Parks scored 19 points to lead Western Illinois over Oakland 73-63 on Thursday night in Summit League play.
Parks, who was 8 of 10 from the field, had a team-high eight rebounds. Adam Link had 16 points. Reserve forward Don McAvoy III scored 13 points. Remy Roberts-Burnett added 10. Ceola Clark III had six assists.
Western Illinois (9-3, 3-0), which led 31-27 at halftime, got 17 points from its bench. The Leathernecks shot 62.5 percent from the field for the game, while Oakland (5-9, 0-1) shot 41.8 percent.
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Ryan Bass led Oakland with 18 points. Corey Petros had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Travis Bader had 15 points. Duke Mondy had seven assists and six steals.