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CHAMPAIGN — Andrej Stojaković scored 24 points for his fourth 20-point performance in five games, leading No. 13 Illinois to an 87-73 victory over Texas Rio Grande Valley on Monday night.

Mihailo Petrović had 12 points, and David Mirković and twins Zvonimir and Tomislav Ivišić each added 10 for the Illini (6-1). They are 6-0 at home.

Illinois has started the season scoring 80 or more points in all seven games. The Illini haven’t done that since the 1988-89 season, when the Fighting Illini, who lost in the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, opened with 12 consecutive games of 80 or more points.

Kye Dickson scored 21 points and Filip Brankovic had 15 for Texas Rio Grande Valley (2-4), which trailed 42-31 at halftime and cut the Illi

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