National Basketball Association
Penn St. 57, Illinois 55
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Jim Burr, # Tim Clougherty
Attendance:
6353
By SportsDirect Inc.
Andrew Jones’ tip-in with one second left lifted Penn State to a 57-55 victory over No. 16 Illinois Tuesday.
Talor Battle scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half and Jones finished with 12 for the Nittany Lions (10-6, 3-2 Big Ten), who have knocked off ranked opponents in back-to-back games after taking down then-No. 19 Michigan State Saturday.
Penn State took control early, jumping out to an 11-2 lead in the first five minutes and owning a 25-13 edge with six minutes left in the first half before the Fighting Illini found their footing, closing the period on a 12-0 run to knot it at 25-25 at the break.
Neither team was able to pull away in the second half as they traded the lead seven times before the Nittany Lions grabbed a 52-51 edge on Jones’ jumper with 5:27 left and stretched it to 55-51 when Battle drained a 3-pointer at the 4:44 mark.
Illinois (13-4, 3-1) tied it on Bill Cole’s layup with 22 seconds left and Penn State had one last chance in regulation. Battle drove for a layup and missed, but Jones was there to grab the offensive rebound and tip it back up for the game-winner.
Top Game Performances
| Illinois |
|
Penn St. |
|
Mike Tisdale 16 |
Scoring |
Taylor Battle 26 |
|
Demetri McCamey 5 |
Assists |
Tim Frazier 4 |
|
Mike Tisdale 14 |
Rebounds |
Jeff Brooks 10 |
|
Mike Tisdale 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Taylor Battle 6 |
|
Mike Davis 1 |
Steals |
Taylor Battle 3 |
|
Mike Tisdale 3 |
Blocks |
Billy Oliver 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Illinois
|
55 |
41.3 |
7-16 |
10-11 |
12 |
27 |
6 |
4 |
|
| Penn St.
|
57 |
34.6 |
7-24 |
14-14 |
12 |
33 |
3 |
9 |
|
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