Final - OT
for this game
Southern Illinois beats Illinois State 81-80 in OT
Jan 23, 2010 - 10:53 PM CARBONDALE, Ill.(AP) -- Anthony Booker's layup with a minute remaining in overtime held up as the winning basket as Southern Illinois defeated Illinois State 81-80 on Saturday.Illinois State led 80-77 after Osiris Eldridge's jumper with two minutes to go in the extra period, but the Redbirds didn't score again. Justin Bocot made a pair of free throws with 1:43 left and after Eldridge missed a jumper, Booker scored for the Salukis.
Eldridge, who finished with 16 points, missed three shots in the final minute for Illinois State. The game saw 15 ties and 17 lead changes.
Kevin Dillard led Southern Illinois (11-7, 4-5 Missouri Valley) with 18 points. Bocot had 14 points and eight rebounds.
Dinma Odiakosa and Tony Lewis also scored 16 points for Illinois State (14-6, 5-4), which forced the overtime on Lloyd Phillips' free throws with 30 seconds left in regulation.
- NCAA BB
ILLINOIS ST 80
SOUTHN ILLINOIS 81 FINAL IN 1ST OT
Jan 23 5:31 PM - NCAA BB
ILLINOIS ST 74
SOUTHN ILLINOIS 74 END OF 2ND HALF GOING INTO OVERTIME
Jan 23 5:08 PM - 125
rootsRUWTbot Added 37 roots (Close Finish, Overtime)
Illinois State 74, Southern Illinois 74 End of Reg.Jan 23 5:08 PM - 88
rootsRUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)
Illinois State 71, Southern Illinois 71 2nd - 2:21Jan 23 4:55 PM - 53
rootsRUWTbot Added 53 roots (Close Finish)
Illinois State 68, Southern Illinois 67 2nd - 4:16Jan 23 4:48 PM - NCAA BB
ILLINOIS ST 46
SOUTHN ILLINOIS 46 HALFTIME
Jan 23 3:59 PM
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