McCamey, Illinois sneak past Indiana at buzzer

Scores

Final

Indiana 70

(9-11, 3-5 Big Ten)

Illinois 72

(14-8, 6-3 Big Ten)

Alerts

2:00 PM ET, January 30, 2010

State Farm Center, Champaign, IL

	1	2	T
IND	36	34	70
ILL	36	36	72

Top Performers

Indiana: V. Jones III 22 Pts, 3 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Illinois: D. McCamey 19 Pts, 1 Reb, 8 Ast

Illinois climbs into tie for 2nd in Big Ten behind McCamey's buzzer-beater

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Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Demetri McCamey scored 19 points, including the game-winner at the buzzer, to lead Illinois to a 72-70 comeback win over Indiana on Saturday.

The victory put Illinois (14-8, 6-3) into a tie for second in the Big Ten with Wisconsin. It also kept the Illini's NCAA tournament hopes alive.

McCamey hit the winner on a running jumper at the buzzer. He took a pass from Bill Cole and drove the right side of the lane before launching the shot.

Mike Tisdale added 12 points. That included four key free throws in the final two minutes.

Indiana (9-11, 3-5) was led by Champaign native Verdell Jones, who scored 22. They included eight points in a late-first-half run that turned a 32-20 Illini lead into a 36-36 tie at the half.

Team Stat Comparison

	IND	ILL
Points	70	72
FG Made-Attempted	21-60 (.350)	25-51 (.490)
3P Made-Attempted	9-23 (.391)	4-12 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted	19-23 (.826)	18-25 (.720)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	21 (1/0)	22 (0/0)
Largest Lead	0	2

Game Leaders

	IND	ILL
Points	V. Jones III 22	D. McCamey 19
Rebounds	D. Elston 5	M. Tisdale 7
Assists	V. Jones III 5	D. McCamey 8
Steals	D. Dumes 3	D. Richardson 2
Blocks	D. Elston 1	M. Tisdale 3
Team Stats: Indiana \| Illinois

2009-10 Season

DATE	GAME	LINKS
Jan 9, 2010	ILL 66, @IND 60	Recap
» Jan 30, 2010	@ILL 72, IND 70	Recap

Next 5 Games

IND	ILL
02/04 PUR 7:00pm 02/07 @NW 2:30pm 02/10 OSU 6:30pm 02/13 @WIS 2:00pm 02/16 MSU 7:00pm	02/03 @IOWA 8:30pm 02/06 MSU 9:00pm 02/09 @WIS 7:00pm 02/14 OSU 1:00pm 02/20 @PUR 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: Indiana \| Illinois

Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF W-L	TOTAL W-L
#12 Purdue	14-4	27-5
#24 Ohio State	14-4	27-7
#5 Michigan State	14-4	24-8
#16 Wisconsin	13-5	23-8
Minnesota	9-9	21-13
Northwestern	7-11	20-13
Illinois	10-8	19-14
Michigan	7-11	15-17
Penn State	3-15	11-20
Indiana	4-14	10-21
Iowa	4-14	10-22
View expanded standings »

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