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Cleveland State holds off Illinois-Chicago 70-63
Jan 10, 2010 - 1:14 AM CLEVELAND(AP) -- Jeremy Montgomery scored 17 points and had five assists as Cleveland State withstood a late rally to defeat Illinois-Chicago 70-63 on Saturday.The Vikings (7-10, 3-2 Horizon League) led 65-49 with 4:01 remaining, but the Flames (5-11, 1-5) used a 14-1 run, including six points by Chris Buchanan, to pull within 66-63 with 51 seconds left.
D'Aundray Brown, who finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, hit two free throws to increase Cleveland State's lead to 68-63. After a missed Illinois-Chicago shot, Montgomery added two free throws for the final margin.
Cleveland State scored the game's first eight points, but Illinois-Chicago built an eight-point lead of its own, 30-22, with 3:16 left until halftime. Two 3-pointers by Jared Cunningham started an 11-1 Cleveland State run to a 33-33 halftime tie.
Jeremy Buttell had 22 points and eight rebounds for the Flames.
- NCAA BB
ILLINOIS CHI 63
CLEVELAND ST 70 FINAL
Jan 9 7:33 PM - 48
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Illinois-Chicago 63, Cleveland State 66 2nd - 0:32Jan 9 7:30 PM - 16
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Illinois-Chicago 60, Cleveland State 65 2nd - 1:23Jan 9 7:26 PM - NCAA BB
ILLINOIS CHI 33
CLEVELAND ST 33 HALFTIME
Jan 9 6:25 PM
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