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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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