Final
Minnesota holds off Illinois, 62-60
Feb 27, 2010 - 11:34 PM CHAMPAIGN, Ill.(AP) -- Devoe Joseph scored 16 points and Minnesota helped its NCAA tournament chances while dealing a blow to Illinois' hopes with a 62-60 road victory on Saturday.The Golden Gophers (17-11, 8-8 Big Ten) led by 19 with 7:11 to play and looked to be cruising to the victory, but the Illini (18-11, 10-6) rallied to cut the deficit to one in the final 80 seconds.
D. J. Richardson's shot to tie the game at the buzzer was short.
Each team had just two points 6:20 into the game. Minnesota led 24-14 at halftime. At one point, Illinois endured a 4:45 scoring drought while the Gophers scored seven points.
Illinois' Demetri McCamey was held to nine points on 4-of-18 shooting while registering 10 assists. McCamey fouled out as did Bill Cole, who led the Illini with 15 points. Mike Davis had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Illinois.
- NCAA BB
MINNESOTA 62
ILLINOIS 60 FINAL
Feb 27 6:03 PM - NCAA BB
MINNESOTA 24
ILLINOIS 14 HALFTIME
Feb 27 4:48 PM
Related News
- TCR’s Illinois predictions for 2024 Dec 26
- Brad Underwood’s stocking is finally full of solutions Dec 25
- Podziemski uses Illinois season as motivation in viral post Dec 24
- It’s time to take this Illinois team seriously Dec 23
- Illinois’ convincing Braggin’ Rights win was a fever dream Dec 23
- No. 13 Illinois dominates Missouri in Braggin’ Rights bounce back Dec 22
- All I want for Christmas is Illinois to win Braggin’ Rights Dec 22
- How to Watch No. 13 Illinois vs. Missouri: Game Time, TV Channel, Online Streaming and Odds Dec 22
- Da’Monte Williams graduates from police training Dec 21
- Illinois hasn’t fared well in Braggin’ Rights in the Underwood era Dec 21
- 3 keys to Gopher hoops winning their last 2 non-conference games and how to watch Dec 19
- Illinois’ rivalry gauntlet is here. It means more than ever Dec 19