Final - OT
Gray leads Gonzaga over Illinois 85-83 in OT
Jan 2, 2010 - 8:44 PM By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports WriterCHICAGO(AP) -- Steven Gray scored 20 points, Elias Harris and Robert Sacre added 19 apiece and Gonzaga rallied to beat Illinois 85-83 in overtime Saturday after blowing a big lead.
Harris scored on a reverse layup with 12 seconds left in overtime to break an 83-83 tie. Illinois' Brandon Paul then missed a 3-pointer, preserving the win for Gonzaga (11-3).
Illinois trailed by as many as 21 in the first half and led by eight in the second but needed a 3-pointer by Dominique Keller in the closing seconds of regulation after a miss by Demetri McCamey to tie it 79-79.
In overtime, Paul and McCamey each hit a pair of free throws to make it 83-80 before Matt Bouldin (18 points) tied it at 83 with 1:34 left.
- NCAA BB
GONZAGA 85
ILLINOIS 83 FINAL IN 1ST OT
Jan 2 3:24 PM - 144
rootsRUWTbot Added 25 roots (Close Finish, Overtime, Upset)
Gonzaga(25) 79, Illinois 79 OT - 4:55Jan 2 3:09 PM - 119
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GONZAGA 43
ILLINOIS 35 HALFTIME
Jan 2 2:00 PM
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