Oregon Live Update
December 11, 2004 12:36 PM
Illinois Loyalty will bring you a live update of the Illinois - Oregon game today.
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Game time in 10 minutes.
Tip-off. 6-0 IL; 18:45.
10-2 IL, 17:55. 4 Illinois players have scores.
12-6 IL, 15:52. 1st TV timeout. Dee Brown only starter not to score.
United Center is loud, sold-out, and looking fairly orange (not Assembly Hall orange, but not bad).
15-8. All starters have scored.
Illini will need a few possessions to figure out this Duck zone. Head for 3 - 18-11; 11:37. Timeout.
Dee blocks shot - takes it 80 ft. for the lay-up. 22-11. Deron finishes 3-point play. IL 10-10 from the line.
Oregon not going away. 25-18.
30-20 IL, 8:00.
6:38, good Oregon D forces turnover. 30-20. Ducks can't capitalize. Illini throw it away again.
Oregon gets it inside, 30-22. Fans restless.
Auggie hits 2 FTs. 34-22. Ducks having a tough time getting back on D, Head takes advantage. 36-24, 3:15, timeout.
Taylor with the hair, another shot off the glass. Deron back with 3. 39-26, 2:07. Auggie pretty backdoor bounce-pass to Dee. 41-26.
Taylor for 3, he's heating up. 41-29.
Dee-to-Head alley-oop layup! 43-29, halftime.
Ducks draw first blood in the 2nd half, 43-31. Nice little out-of-bounds pass to Auggie under the basket, 45-31.
Williams-to-Powell, Powell destroys the rim. Good passing, good patience by the Illini.
49-33 IL, 16:00. Great fast-break by Head. 51-33. Unforced Illinois turnover, 15:47, timeout.
Ah, Dee, sweet fast-break. 53-35 IL. Good drive by Deron. 55-36, 12:40.
Ducks drain a 3. 55-40. 11:47, timeout.
Powell nice baseline move - no, traveling. Head-to-Williams one-handed alley-oop layup. Head for 3, 61-42, 9:45. Powell 17-footer, 63-45, 9:13, timeout.
Taylor for Oregan has great hair, and is very good. Finishes 3-point play. 64-48, 7:55, timeout.
64-50 IL, 7:50. Nice left-handed finger-roll by Luther, 66-50.
Powell for 3! 69-50, 6:14.
Powell's feeling it, ungaurdable 17-ft fadeaway, 71-51. Taylor for 3 again. 71-54.
73-54, 4:17. Taylor, again, with 18 pts. DEE for THREE. 76-57, 3:40, timeout.
Nick Smith gets a technical. A rountine going-to-far with the official Nick Smith T.
76-60, 3:03. Dee on the break... rimmed out.
What a move, Deron reverse layup. 81-63, 1:44.
Starters are coming out. Fred Nkemdi with the fast break dunk!
0:25, Dee holds the ball. Final score, 83-66. Thank you for joining us! Filed under: Illini Basketball, Oregon Ducks
