Illinois 89, Fulgor Omegna 85
August 19, 2011 1:12 PM
End of 3rd qtr, #Illini trail 64-61. Brandon Paul had scored 5 straight to tie it at 61, but Omegna hit a 3 with 4 seconds left.
Tyler Griffey then made a 3 from about 5 feet behind halfcourt, but it was ruled no good. So it's 64-61 Omegna going to the 4th qtr.
It looked good.
1 minute left, #Illini trail 77-74.
Leonard dunks off an offfensive rebound with :20 seconds left, Weber calls timeout. #Illini trail by two, 78-76.
Maniscalco gets the steal! He can't finish on the breakaway, but Head cleans it up with the dunk, we're tied at 78. Timeout Omegna.
There are 13 seconds left, Omegna ball.
Leonard with the near steal but he's called out of bounds. 5 seconds left, Omegna ball under their basket following Omegna's last timeout.
We're going to overtime after the longest 5 seconds in the history of international exhibition basketball.
DJ scores after an Omegna FT, 80-79 #Illini
Leonard is fouled with 2:42 left in OT, he'll shoot 2 FT.
He makes 1-of-2, it's 81-79 #Illini
Omegna answers, tied at 81 with 2:15
Paul scores in traffic, 83-81 #Illini with 2 min left.
Abrams with the steal, but it's called a jump. Hmm. Omegna ball.
Omegna hits 1 FT, it's 83-82 #Illini with 1:25 left.
Leonard is fouled going up in the lane, he'll shoot 2 with 1:13 left.
Leonard makes both, 85-82 #Illini with 1 min left.
Paul with the steal and he's fouled on a 2-on-1 breakaway. Paul will shoot 2 FT with :46 left.
Paul makes 1, Abrams gets offensive rebound 86-82 #Illini
Head hits 27 footer as shotclock expires! 89-82 #Illini
Final score 89-85 #Illini.
Paul goaltended a meaningless 3-pointer by Omegna as game clock expired, then smiled. I think even Coach Weber enjoyed it.
A unique final game for the #Illini with some interesting calls & rules interpretations, but they overcame the adversity, great experience!
#Illini scoring totals: Paul 19, Griffey 15, Head & Abrams 11, Richardson 9, Leonard & Egwu 6, Maniscalco 5, Shaw 4, Henry 3.
OK everyone, the bus is leaving, hope you enjoyed the in-game tweets from this exciting #Illini game. I-L-L!
Derrick Burson
Tyler Griffey then made a 3 from about 5 feet behind halfcourt, but it was ruled no good. So it's 64-61 Omegna going to the 4th qtr.
It looked good.
1 minute left, #Illini trail 77-74.
Leonard dunks off an offfensive rebound with :20 seconds left, Weber calls timeout. #Illini trail by two, 78-76.
Maniscalco gets the steal! He can't finish on the breakaway, but Head cleans it up with the dunk, we're tied at 78. Timeout Omegna.
There are 13 seconds left, Omegna ball.
Leonard with the near steal but he's called out of bounds. 5 seconds left, Omegna ball under their basket following Omegna's last timeout.
We're going to overtime after the longest 5 seconds in the history of international exhibition basketball.
DJ scores after an Omegna FT, 80-79 #Illini
Leonard is fouled with 2:42 left in OT, he'll shoot 2 FT.
He makes 1-of-2, it's 81-79 #Illini
Omegna answers, tied at 81 with 2:15
Paul scores in traffic, 83-81 #Illini with 2 min left.
Abrams with the steal, but it's called a jump. Hmm. Omegna ball.
Omegna hits 1 FT, it's 83-82 #Illini with 1:25 left.
Leonard is fouled going up in the lane, he'll shoot 2 with 1:13 left.
Leonard makes both, 85-82 #Illini with 1 min left.
Paul with the steal and he's fouled on a 2-on-1 breakaway. Paul will shoot 2 FT with :46 left.
Paul makes 1, Abrams gets offensive rebound 86-82 #Illini
Head hits 27 footer as shotclock expires! 89-82 #Illini
Final score 89-85 #Illini.
Paul goaltended a meaningless 3-pointer by Omegna as game clock expired, then smiled. I think even Coach Weber enjoyed it.
A unique final game for the #Illini with some interesting calls & rules interpretations, but they overcame the adversity, great experience!
#Illini scoring totals: Paul 19, Griffey 15, Head & Abrams 11, Richardson 9, Leonard & Egwu 6, Maniscalco 5, Shaw 4, Henry 3.
OK everyone, the bus is leaving, hope you enjoyed the in-game tweets from this exciting #Illini game. I-L-L!
Derrick Burson
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