National Basketball Association
Michigan 73, Illinois 65
When: 3:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Rob Kueneman, # Larry Scirotto, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
12707
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Michigan 73, Illinois 65 (OT): Freshman Aubrey Dawkins scored five of his season-high 20 points in overtime as the host Wolverines began the defense of their Big Ten title with a come-from-behind win over the Fighting Illini.
Dawkins went 6-of-7 from 3-point range while Caris LeVert added 19 points and five assists for Michigan (8-5, 1-0 Big Ten), which erased a 13-point deficit in the second half. Ricky Doyle and Zak Irvin added 13 points apiece for the Wolverines, who knocked down 10 3-pointers.
Malcolm Hill collected 19 points and seven rebounds for Illinois (10-4, 0-1), which has dropped eight straight to Michigan. Rayvonte Rice pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with eight points and six assists for the Fighting Illini, who were outscored 14-6 in overtime.
Hill sank two free throws to give Illinois a 59-58 lead and Doyle split a pair from the foul line to even the score with 31 seconds left before Rice's last-second shot missed the mark to send the game to overtime. Dawkins nailed his sixth 3-pointer to give Michigan a 67-63 advantage and LeVert knocked down a clutch jumper on the next possession as the Wolverines continued their recent dominance over the Fighting Illini.
Aaron Cosby and Kendrick Nunn each connected beyond the arc during a 15-4 run to put Illinois in front 20-13 and nine different Fighting Illini players scored to give them a 32-26 lead at intermission. Illinois led 48-35 before Dawkins drilled three of his four second-half 3-pointers over a span of less than five minutes to pull Michigan within three and Doyle scored six straight points to put the Wolverines on top 58-57.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Michigan committed five turnovers while Illinois finished with 12. … Wolverines PG Derrick Walton Jr. was held scoreless on 0-of-8 shooting from the field. … New Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh was introduced during halftime.
Top Game Performances
| Illinois |
|
Michigan |
|
Malcolm Hill 19 |
Scoring |
Aubrey Dawkins 20 |
|
Rayvonte Rice 6 |
Assists |
Spike Albrecht 5 |
|
Rayvonte Rice 11 |
Rebounds |
Spike Albrecht 6 |
|
Malcolm Hill 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ricky Doyle 3 |
|
Rayvonte Rice 1 |
Steals |
Spike Albrecht 2 |
|
Leron Black 1 |
Blocks |
Kameron Chatman 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Illinois
|
65 |
41.4 |
6-15 |
11-14 |
11 |
35 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
| Michigan
|
73 |
40.9 |
10-28 |
9-14 |
15 |
36 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
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