National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Illinois 76, Minnesota 71
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 23, 2016
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Earl Walton, # Edwin Young
Attendance: 11026

Illinois rallied from a five-point deficit in the final two minutes of regulation and then blitzed Minnesota in overtime Saturday night for a 76-71 Big Ten Conference win at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Guard Malcolm Hill paced the Fighting Illini (10-10, 2-5) with 28 points and 10 rebounds.

Trailing 60-55, Illinois got a 3-pointer from guard Kendrick Nunn with 1:05 remaining and two foul shots from Hill with 32.3 seconds left to even the score at 60, forcing the extra session.

The Illini then scored the first 11 points of overtime, capped by a jumper from point guard Jaylon Tate with 1:49 remaining, to capture its first road win since last February.

Backup center Maverick Morgan added 14 points for Illinois. Nunn finished with 13 and freshman forward Michael Finke grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds as Illinois owned the boards 49-38.

Forward Joey King led the Golden Gophers (6-14, 0-8) with 20 points, while point guard Nate Mason added 19. Freshman forward Jordan Murphy authored a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double for Minnesota, which lost its nine consecutive game.

Minnesota had a chance to win at regulation's end, but Mason's fall-away 3-pointer from the right wing just before time expired banged off the front rim.
Top Game Performances
 
Illinois   Minnesota
Malcolm Hill 28 Scoring Joey King 20
Jaylon Tate 6 Assists Dupree McBrayer 8
Michael Finke 16 Rebounds Jordan Murphy 10
Malcolm Hill 13 Free Throws Made Carlos Morris 2
Kendrick Nunn 3 Steals Charles Buggs 1
Maverick Morgan 1 Blocks Kevin Dorsey 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Illinois 76 43.5 6-18 16-22 17 44 1 4 14
Minnesota 71 39.1 11-36 6-12 21 35 1 6 12