Jan. 17, 2006

Final Stats

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Marco Killingsworth scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half to help No. 13 Indiana beat No. 7 Illinois 62-60 on Tuesday night.

Indiana (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten) won for the seventh time in eight games and became only the fourth team to beat the Fighting Illini in the regular-season since Jan. 24, 2004. The victory set off a wild celebration as Indiana extended its home winning streak to 11 against Big Ten teams.

Illinois (16-2, 2-2) was led by Shaun Pruitt's career-high 17 points, but lost for the second time in three games. Brian Randle added 15 points, but leading scorer Dee Brown, who averaged 15.6 points, had just five.

Roderick Wilmont tied his season high with 17 points for the Hoosiers. Illinois jumped to a 14-3 lead.

Wilmont sparked an 18-0 run as Indiana held Illinois scoreless for nearly 6 1/2 minutes late in the first half. The spurt ended when he scored the final four points to make it 27-19.

The Illini closed to 28-24 at the half when Brown connected on a 3-pointer before the buzzer -- his only basket of the night.

Indiana used a 15-6 run in the second half to make it 55-40 with 8:23 to go.

The Illini rallied with 12 straight points to close to 55-52 when Randle completed a three-point play with 4:52 left. Brown missed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left that would have tied the game. Jamar Smith tipped in the miss to make it 61-60.

Robert Vaden then made one of two free throws with 3.6 seconds left, and Rich McBride's half-court heave at the buzzer was off the mark as fans raced onto the court.