Scores

Final

Penn St 59

(8-18, 0-14 Big Ten)

Illinois 64

(20-8, 7-7 Big Ten)

Coverage: BTN

8:15 PM ET, February 21, 2013

State Farm Center, Champaign, IL

1 2 T
PSU 20 3959
ILL 29 3564

Top Performers

Penn State: J. Marshall 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Illinois: D. Richardson 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast

Illinois 64, Penn St. 59

Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- D.J. Richardson started slow Thursday but finished with 18 points and hit a pair of key free throws late in Illinois' ugly 64-59 win over Penn State.

The win was the fifth straight for Illinois (20-8, 7-7 Big Ten). But facing a team that hadn't won since late December, it didn't come easy.

Jermaine Marshall's 3-pointer brought Penn State within 62-59 with 5 seconds left. Richardson then sank a pair of free throws that sealed the win.

Illinois led 29-20 at the end of a brutal first half.

The Illini's Brandon Paul entered the game a point shy of 1,500 in his career. It took him almost 17 minutes to get it. He finished with 16.

Penn State (8-18, 0-14) has lost 14 straight. The Nittany Lions committed 31 fouls and sent the Illini to the line 36 times. They made 23.

Jermaine Marshall led Penn State with 20 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
PSU
ILL
Points 59 64
FG Made-Attempted 21-48 (.438) 17-43 (.395)
3P Made-Attempted 8-19 (.421) 7-24 (.292)
FT Made-Attempted 9-16 (.563) 23-36 (.639)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 31 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 7 9

Game Leaders

 
PSU
ILL
PointsJ. Marshall 20D. Richardson 18
ReboundsS. Borovnjak 6S. McLaurin 5
AssistsD. Newbill 5D. Richardson 3
StealsD. Newbill 1B. Paul 2
BlocksR. Travis 1S. McLaurin 1
Team Stats: Penn State | Illinois

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

PSU
ILL
02/27 MICH 6:30pm
03/02 @MINN 3:00pm
03/07 @NW 7:00pm
03/10 WIS 12:00pm
03/14 @MICH 2:30pm
 02/24 @MICH 1:00pm
03/02 NEB 5:15pm
03/05 @IOWA 7:00pm
03/10 @OSU 12:30pm
03/14 MINN 12:00pm
Complete Schedule: Penn State | Illinois

Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#1 Indiana14-427-6
#18 Ohio State13-526-7
#7 Michigan12-626-7
#5 Michigan State13-525-8
#17 Wisconsin12-623-11
Illinois8-1022-12
Iowa9-921-12
Minnesota8-1020-12
Purdue8-1015-17
Nebraska5-1315-18
Northwestern4-1413-19
Penn State2-1610-21
View expanded standings »