McCamey hits a long three to cut it to 2. Bassett gets fouled and hits 2-2. IU leads by 4. Game over. IU wins 83-79. Eric Gordon has a team high 19 points, Crawford is close behind with 18 points. Bassett and White both add 16 points in the winning effort.
Illinois turns it over while making an exchange from Meecham to McCamey. Bassett gets fouled and hits -2. It's a 2 possession game.
Chants of Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers are coming from the IU faithful.
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There is some commotion where Mrs Sampson and the Gordons are sitting. It seems that something was thrown, but we are not sure at this point.
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Illinois hits a basket and the Gordon picks up a 10 second violation.
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Brocks misses a runner and then fouls Bassett. Bassett goes 2-2 from the line. IU leads by 5
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Gordon drives and gets fouled. He goes 1-2. IU leads by 3 ---
Stemler picks up his third after a Pruitt rebound. Pruitt goes 1-2
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Illinois misses a jumper from the side. Bassett gets fouled by Michael Jordan's son, Jeff. Basset goes 2-2, extending the IU lead to 3
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Brock hits a runner, then DJ misses
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Bassett hits a three on an assist from Gordon. IU up by 3
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Tone puts back a Gordon miss.
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Illini control the tip. Pruitt scores.
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Pruitt misses it and we are going to double overtime.
Pruitt gets fouled after a series of crazy plays. Gordon picked up the foul. Pruitt misses the first. Sampson calls a timeout to ice the shooter.
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Illini ball with 8.3 seconds left. They will be in-bounding from under the basket.
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Ellis gets fouled after a great pass from Gordon finds a cutting Ellis. He goes 0-2
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McCamey answers to tie the game after a wasted IU possession. IU calls a timeout.
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A three by Crawford cuts it to one. IU gets the ball back for a missed shot.. Another 3 from crawford.
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The Illini are on a 3-0 run to start the overime. IU has a turnover and a missed shot. DJ gets fouled and goes to the line...DJ goes 0-2
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Crawfords three at the buzzer gets tipped. Let's play some overtime.
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Pruitt misses a FT, IU has 3 seconds to win. TO IU.
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Gordon banks home a three with 23 seconds left. The game is tied.
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Nice offenive set gives Lance an open three that he misses. Fraizer gets fouled and is going to the line for 1-1. He goes 2-2. llinois leads by three
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Illinois takes the lead after an IU missed shot. Another short shot missed by Ellis.
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Missed Illini FT. Gordon gets fouled and goes to the line....goes 2-2. IU leads for the first timethis half.
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Stemler hits a three to cut the lead to one
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DJ picks up his 4th on a questionable charge
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DJ hits 1-2, but Stemler hits the ball of an Illinois player
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Randle fouls out as the teams head to the bench for the under 4 minute TV time out. Illinois leads 59-54...DJ is going to the line when we come back.
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A big block from Illinois erupts the crowd. Illinois leads by 5
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Ellis misses a gimmine after an illinois three
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Crawford three off a Gordon drive cuts the lead to 2. The IU bench explodes onto the floor as Weber takes a timeout.
Illinois leads 56-54 @ 5:43
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Illinois answers, but Gordon gets to the line again. He goes 2-2
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Gordon drives to the basket and gets fouled by Randle (his 4th). Gordon goes 2-2, cutting the Illini lead to 5.
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IU trails Illinois 54-47 @ the under 8 minute TV timeout.
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The teams trade circus shots by Randle and DJ
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Turnover by IU....trailing by 7 points
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Three pointer from Gordon....IU down 5
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Three point play for DJ...IU down by 7
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Gordon turns it over into a jump ball situation. Illinois ball.
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Gordon gets whistled for a charge from Ted Hillary. IU still trails by 10, 42-32.
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McCamey hits another three, giving him 17 for the game and the Illinois a 10 point lead
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Illinois hits a three and then DJ picks up his third foul battling for position.
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Blocking foul on Illinois as Gordon goes to the basket. Gordon hits 2-2
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Gordon hits a three on the first possession of the second half.
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Jay Mariotti, from the Chicago Sun-Times and ESPN's Around the Horn, came over to the Indy media to talk about Chester Fraizer hit Gordon with his shoulder during the pre-game hand shake. We didn't see that from the basketblog's viewpoint, but who is to argue with someone who is on TV 5 times a week?
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And that's the half. IU trails Illinois 29-25. All things said, IU has to feel good only trailing by four after not playing its best ball in the first half.
Illinois leads 29-25
DJ scores and then picks up his second foul on the other end of the floor. Randle goes 0-2
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IU has just taken two bad threes and Illinois has answered with two baskets - causing Sampson to take a TO with 1:18 on the clock, IU trailing 29-23
Ellis comes in for Stemler
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Traveling on Gordon....tough night so far for the freshman. The "Fuck You Gordon" chant starts again.
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Big steal from Illinois on an IU mini-break. Illinois gets the ball after the TV time out.
Illinois leads 25-23 @ 3:07
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Eric checks in for Ellis who picked up two quick fouls. The "Air ball" chant starts back up.
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Crawford just hit a three out of the timeout to tie the game at 21.
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Gordon airballs a fade away shot. He gets subbed out for Bassett.
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Taber comes in for Dre who is visibly upset at being pulled.
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Dre in for Taber
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Gordon picks up his first foul on a charge....the place goes nuts into the under 12 minute TV timeout.
Illinois leads 16-14 @ 11:01
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Another three by the Illini is answered by Crawford....iu down 16-14
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Gordon goes 1-2 from the line
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Wow. What an intense first 6min, 18 sec before the first time out. Gordon is 0-3 so far from the field. IU has gone to a zone, but Illinois freshman Demetri McCamey has hit consecutive three pointers to give the Illini a 10-9 lead. IU will have the ball out of the TV timeout.
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Gordon misses his second three of the night 0-3 so far
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Pull-up three by Bassett
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IU is not doig well on the glass. Taber checks in for Stemler.
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Gordon misses his first shot, a three pointer. He misses his second shot on a drive.
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DJ scores after a missed Illinois three
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Is this the biggest game in Gordon's life? It is the most intense I bet.
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Starters for IU: White, Stemler, Gordon, Ellis and Bassett
The Gordons just came into the building. They are surrounded by security and a University Police officer.
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"Fuck You Gordon" - Enough said
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The whole student section took out their cell phones as Sampson took the bench. Sampson didn't look over, just giving Mrs. Sampson a thumbs up.
