Illinois melts down in Minnesota
January 29, 2012 12:31 PM
"All of a sudden Hollins goes to the basket and I'm thinking, 'Thank you,'" he said.
It turns out, he should have been thinking, "Oh no." It was the worst possible move for the Illini in their eventual 77-72 overtime setback.
Center Meyers Leonard was called for his fifth foul as Hollins made the basket and then he looked on in understandable discontent as Hollins made the free throw to send the game into overtime tied 64-64.
Shannon Ryan
It turns out, he should have been thinking, "Oh no." It was the worst possible move for the Illini in their eventual 77-72 overtime setback.
Center Meyers Leonard was called for his fifth foul as Hollins made the basket and then he looked on in understandable discontent as Hollins made the free throw to send the game into overtime tied 64-64.
Shannon Ryan
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