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Check out the game action from Eastern Illinois' win over Illinois State on Thursday.
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Illinois State and eastern Illinois first quarter were scoreless. First Matt to Matt brown -- fumble that into the end zone that's going to be a safety a rough start for the red birds it's to nothing eastern Illinois. Second quarter now five nothing Panthers -- -- rough although under pressure and He loses the football in the end zone it's covered up by Jake walker. That's going to be a safety it's 5 to 2 eastern Illinois. Later in the second -- younger fumbled a handoff and it's picked up like forty -- who returns that across midfield. Red birds turn it over in an ugly games so far. On the ensuing drive -- blow. Throws that over the middle and connects with Sam Hendrix for the touchdown that's pretty right there eastern Illinois at 1209 at the half. Third quarter tied at twelve the high -- goes through the hands of the Rob Lowe and his picked up by Nate homer and take it in for the touchdown red birds go up nineteen to twelve. -- fourth quarter tied at nineteen Rob Lowe goes deep and connect with -- Lawrence of bricks for the long TD. Eastern Illinois back and run 26 in nineteen. Leader in the fourth tied at 26. Rob Lowe throws the end -- and Chris Wright lays out to make the catch another look. Right able to drag his feet from the score can't get much better than that Easter Illinois wins the mid American classic 33 to 26.