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Illinois escapes over Indiana with first Big Ten win of 2018

Trent Frazier and Leron Black combined for 39 points to give Illinois its first Big Ten win of the season, defeating Indiana, 73-71.

Illinois managed to get two more players in double-digit scoring as Te’Jon Lucas added 11 points off the bench, while Kipper Nichols also had another strong night with 12 points.

Juwan Morgan had a monstrous game, scoring 28 points and collecting eight rebounds. Only one other Hoosier managed to score over 10 points.

After trailing by as many as seven with under a minute to go, Indiana made a small comeback to cut the game to within three and give everyone in the State Farm Center flashbacks of the Maryland game where the Illini blew the lead late.