Bassett sinks the second. Game over. IU wins 62-58. On a side note, Weber left the court without shaking any IU players' hand.

Bassett grabs a loose ball on a wild play and get fouled. He hits the first, which extends IU's lead to 3 with 2.5 seconds.

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Bassett threw up a terrible shot, and Illinois now has the ball, down by two, with 25.8 remaining in the game.

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Eric Gordon made an ill-advised pass, which was deflected back out to Armon Bassett, who nailed a 3. On the other end of the court, Meacham nails his own 3 to bring Illinois back to within two.

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Pruitt takes the ball to the basket and picks on a foul-troubled D.J. White for a lay-in.

IU 57-55 with 1:55 remaining.

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IU grows its lead to six, but D.J. White picks up his fourth foul and sends Pruitt to the line.

IU 57-53 with 2:51 remaining.

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Gordon missed a 3, the ball was batted around a few times till Jamarcus Ellis grabbed it, dished to Armon Bassett, who nailed a 3.

IU 53-50.

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If nobody knew how passionate this rivalry is, it's evident on the floor now. These teams are playing with a lot of heart, and it's caused some dumb mistakes and some great plays, as well.

IU has a 49-46 lead.

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IU goes on a huge run to regain the lead from the Illinois. Big plays from Gordon, Ratliff and Bassett ignite the IU crowd.

IU 46-45

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It seems whenever IU makes a big play, Illinois counters. Gordon pulled up and hit a 3-pointer, his first of the night, but at the other end of the court Trent Meacham hit a 3 of his own to keep the Hoosiers at bay.

UI 42-35 with 15:22 remaining.

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Another slow start for IU. The Hoosiers committed one turnover, and they took two very bad shots to start the half.

UI 37-30.

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I just talked to DeShaun Thomas again at halftime, but was interrupted by his handler, who informed me I could not ask any questions about recruiting. Nonetheless, DeShaun said he was enjoying the game.

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A.J. Ratliff just hit IU's first 3-pointer of the day, but Demetri McCamey countered to extend Illinois' lead at the half. Illini 34-30 at halftime.

The Hoosiers are icy (0-for-6) from behind the arc, and have been ineffective at driving the basketball. But they are just trailing by two points.

Illinois 25-23 with 4:38 remaining in the first half.

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Illinois is surprisingly playing IU very close, even without guard Chester Frazier.

UI 20-19 with 7:21 remaining.

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Armon Bassett checks in for the first time since he stared the Iowa game. UI has a 1-point lead.

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DeAndre Thomas and Sean Pruitt just earned themselves technical fouls after a tussle under IU's basket. The foul is Pruitt's second, which can't make UI fans too happy.

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Bruce Weber just got a warning. This IU crowd is loving it.

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D.J. White just threw down a monster dunk to give IU its first lead of the game -- 14-13.

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The Hoosiers go on a run to close a nine-point defecit to just five points. D.J. White is fired up and Eric Gordon looks like he is starting to play with a little more determination.

Illinois 13-8 with 14:23 remaining

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Looks like Illinois is going to feed it to Pruitt over and over again. That and let Brian Randle take jump shots just inside the 3-point line. IU is not playing well early.

8-2 Illinois

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Illinois 4-0. Kelvin Sampson takes a timeout to calm down a very stiff IU team. 18:23 in the first half.

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No Armon Bassett today. Gordon takes the first shot and bricks, badly.

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Late-arriving crowd, likely due to the Colts loss. Game's about to tip off.

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