[1988-1989] NCAA Basketball: Indiana Hoosiers vs Illinois Fighting Illini

The following is a special presentation from ABC Sports. The Indiana Hoosiers have planted their flag at the door leading to the crown jewels of the Big Ten conference. Move over Jones. He's a guy named Edwards who's been opening doors all season. Hoosier Jay Edwards, the man. By winning six close games in the conference, play this game-winner against Purdue with four seconds left and this memorable three-point winner against Michigan with no time remaining sparking a more Hoosier celebration Indiana goes for the championship against Illinois on ABC College Basketball, so it's Indiana's number three host in their home auditorium Bloomington Indiana against number eight, the Illinois Wrestlers of Illinois and, simply put, if you look at the Big Ten standings, if Indiana wins the game of ball today, then they will win the championship.

The crown jewels, as we said, are in Hand and save this too, it's important to remember that the Big Ten conference does not have a postseason tournament, so one would think that if Indiana, ranked number three in the nation , win the ball game and the title today, then they would probably be on their way. to a top seed and most likely here in the hooja dorm in the midwest let's move on to dick vitale now and talk about this matchup today

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this season in the big ten, the last team to beat him here too keith are the latest team to come to Bloomington, Indiana and get a w.

They meet the general and his team here in Indiana. They have been playing exceptional

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. Illinois is playing really well. One of the key players today could be Steve Barto. I think he is. America's best big defensive guard and today he's going to have to control a guy named Jay Edwards and then we're talking about the incredible combination of Battle and Anderson on the offensive boards for Illinois. I'm not very important in this destination. business, but I will tell you that the more you look at this group of kids from Indiana this year and the work that Bob Knight did, you might start to think, don't you think, Keith?

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Humiliation City was before in The year was incredible, as they were defeated by North Carolina, Syracuse and Louisville. They have now ripped off 21 of 22. They are in the toughest conference in the United States, the Big Ten, and they have been outstanding. Jay Edwards is the key. He's been Mr. Clutch all year and he's going to get a lot of votes, Big Ten player of the year, he's my pick for league MVP, Joe Hillman is a great player and a leader, the Hoosiers, the Grinders, They control the discipline, the tempo, Illinois.

I love running and gunning, let's pick it up and see what happens now. The lineups for today's game combine Illinois and Indiana and this is how they will start for struggling Illinois. Nick Anderson, who had a big week, scored 54 points in two games last. The week lines up with Hamilton 6-6 battle 6-7 on the front line with Liberty working the back line often 6-8 and Bardo scoring average of 6-6, as you can see Indiana Hillman is the smallest of the group in front. but he really plays a swing position, so as far as Indiana's size goes, if you put it aside, he's going to come out with his three big men, probably a little bit for the better, but Illinois' athleticism is really something worth watching and that's how Dick Mattel sees today's assignments Keith, they really have to do a great job on the offensive boards

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Anderson, they had to give serious points to Jay Edwards, not make the open shot and they have to keep this crowd quiet because this is one of the best home court atmospheres.

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edwards and hillman will have to take the perimeter shot and jadalo will have to find a way to neutralize battle and anderson inside the referees for today's game are ed hightower randy drury and verocell and we are ready to play again the room is full acts he was very relaxed before the game tonight also lou henson yesterday you know what they did the night before the game the two of them went together to see patrick knight play bobby's son who has been playing brilliantly during the tournament they don't come back jump they are supposed to be fierce competitors as they go out together keith to watch bobby play son jay edwards comes down with the ball so indiana has the first pop on the drive he got foul block jay has irritation in his right eye they say it developed this morning he's had a sensational year oh the blocking cloud

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they'll play him free loaded with that foul up front it's lyndon jones and the ball goes through hillman's hands when he broke up the pass there and joe he almost lost it man illinois defense jedlo takes it to edwards misses the shot on the rebound inside is out of indiana indiana does not want to share this title while we watch the general Robert Montgomery's knights want to win it directly and if they win here today they will have the big championship 10 10 to themselves with the absence of Kendall Gill in the Illinois lineup.

The book might tell you to play zone defense against Illinois, but Bob Knight doesn't. t play the defensive zone the rebound is out of the bardo that is anderson anderson at 35 years old last Sunday remember that he put on a show against Ohio State I think he is the best kept secret in basketball at the national level he is a tremendous talent go inside Hillman but he's sealed as he works the back line you have Anderson coming in and then coming out and coming in and out he's out now both bigs are while trying to seal the back line against Anderson he's the leader of his team Keith is the leader of his team in terms of spirit there is a look at kendall gill back in uniform they say they will give him the green light to play starting tomorrow yes, he says he feels good he has been jumping all week this is jedlo he will not come down and the

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seal it and then illinois has so many great jumps they have great athletes they have quickness when we define an athlete we are talking about jumping ability lateral quickness and speed up and down the floor gentlemen the shot is blocked freedom went to get it came out clean and throws bartow Of that we saw an example of the great athleticism on the Illinois team when we look at Lou Henson with the Lou Do and there is Bobby Knight, he looks at Marcus Liberty, now he turns down and helps the number 30 defensively.

He takes it to the glass, great. block illinois moving a little fast and bard's pass wasn't picked up and they turned it over when indiana comes back now interesting ending not interesting matchup bartle vs. jay edwards anderson short partially blocked hamilton got a piece and

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's anderson brings him to fight, he picks it up, it's partially blocked and Anderson cleans it up for the hoosier, they're trying to get loose again, you throw him to the ground in that crowd and you're not going to go out with him most of the time, this is Liberty told us before the game that now He is playing with much more confidence and that is reflected in his statistics.

Marcus Liberty has finally started to contribute with four nothings for Illinois playing against Jay Edwards. We have the best offensive player against the best defensive guard in the Big Ten. Hailman is open, he is a three-way part of their three-guard offense, he has great range as a shooter, but more than his shooting ability, it is his tremendous leadership that is valuable for the Indiana team's goalkeepers to finally get on the board at 17 20. There's Anderson. works again he's amazing he's got that quick release there were some rumors that he was thinking about possibly leaving school early he told me forget about that coach I'm coming back and that's a wise decision he needs another year of public basketball Edward Hard won Bounce. he will not fall due to collision inside there is no russell bartos running with him third shot finally eric anderson gets it for the

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after three shots from illinois that is the big concern of indiana keeping him off the glass edward is not hot at first indiana is also playing a little fast pace right now they are going up and down the porch shooting the ball a little too fast illinois trying to get good space that's short henson wanted to foul couldn't get it neither team is shooting very well right now illini leads 6 - 2 16 minutes left in the first half of the big ten championship game right here for indiana you can feel the electricity from up here feel the excitement eric anderson he is by choice he has the best first year player in the ten big one diaper dandy eric anderson former mr basketball at illinois state there he got hit one out wallace clapped loose joe hillman let him loose eric anderson picks him up jay edwards a little head fake can't understand it indiana isn't making illinois work hard enough defensively if you want to get a better shot key and you want to break defenses, you better make a move a little further from the wall, Edwards is a little far away, driving the defensive player, we have played four and a half minutes, we have a total of ten. points scored in the ball game jay edwards is officially over three from the field and plans to warm up before the day is over, but you can see these guys are tough to beat in this room.

I don't like the configuration of this building. made for a football with a very high balcony, you have to build a new one, call it General Keith's palace 28 000. We talked about it last week. Freedom lets go and misses the shot he expected, contact and he didn't make it and missed it. It was an excellent pass. They threw right over the top of the Indiana defense. The best pass to use against that help defense is here. The diagonal pass. Bartow throws him over the top. They put up a rear screen and Liberty doesn't get the news. and a foul was called after laurel hamilton here's a kid who knows how to beat the kid with basketball lyndon jones gave him stability when he was inserted at the start that's the foul called on anderson from illinois red call for blocking show him in a little 101 is in a triple threat position tries to cross and there's the block Nick Anderson with the block we had a couple of pretty quick whistles and the last one on Jet Low wasn't much either, I think they're trying to establish immediately check on Keith and i really think it's a good move eric anderson for indiana can't understand it hillman helmet hillman is pushing yes eddie hightower with the call one of basketball's top officials bobby knight says no no ed hay hillman of baseball players in the athletic metro system from oakland the young hillman is looking to replace the position for four years he is also a great player bartow is up front with freedom both clubs do not shoot well, but that is due to the intensity and the internal defensive effort anderson recovered it after he got loose but indiana he steals it and lyndon jones with hillman on top jones has a crease he loses it although good play there by liberty marcus got a piece of the ball while passing by one of the things I like about Hightower as we watch The gentleman watching the action it's the fact that he makes a quick wall and has a lot of authority when he shoots or makes a play on Hightower.

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. The arrow of possession jump to Illinois as Illinois. indiana has 10 rebounds five good passes inside hamilton can't get it fight for the ball anderson jumps will go to illinois i think let's see where the arrow is no, he will go via indiana you know that the matchup problems really exist for indiana joel hillman has to score nick anderson there is no way he can control anderson they have to carry the ball inside this comes into the game for number 23 illini and kenny battle is going to come out right now with smith Coming in you get more ball handling skills to defend at 6'4, but you give up battle muscle.

Scott comes out strong off the iron and again teams continue to shoot very poorly here at first, we're at 13 23 and it's Only 6'4 Illinois Smith is actually a better ball handler like you said and he's the closest thing to a point guard, a One of the reasons they have a hard time shooting the ball, Keith, they're rushing their shots, they're not patient. enough to offensively that foul was committed, he just picked it up indiana tries to get his passing game pass and it goes london jones no rebound cleared by hamilton should make a layup here smith smith is the most famous thing for a true point guard that he creates the opportunity for freedom with his great speed 8-4 leader of illinois hillman is open it took everyone a while to get to him he is an excellent stationary shooter freedom very weak on defense who clears bartow for a lateral work barto really misses the triple eric anderson the rebound long and Kendall Gill and Bartle played together Keith, they were the best defensive tandem in the Big Ten and maybe the nation inside Jablow will force him and he fouls out and he's on Marcus Liberty Liberty trying to control Java inside the shadows .

He had some big days this year. and he has been very inconsistent on the inside. He had a great day against Iowa. 32. He had another great day against Stanford earlierof this year. We have already reached eight minutes played. Now shooting percentages become significant. Maybe illinois is 30 percent and iu is 23 percent. Of the great assets they have here in Indiana, the fifth year player with some maturity, Jablow is in his fifth year and so is Hillman, the deep rebound moves quickly, they are becoming a little more patient, so offensively they get a little better ball movement, indiana is determined not to let the inside bigs have too many, they have 20 offensive boards against them with champagne when they beat them and last year here they beat it in a cup something like 42-18 It was Lou Henson's 500th victory.

Smith had a good shot. I worked for it again, even though it's one-on-one basketball and I didn't make it. Yes, the shots do not fall within the scope of his team concept. Jay has to move a little better without basketball. Edwards, he's standing around too much. They are slapping chatlow away and he goes to indiana nick anderson the man who reached turned and gave him some help chadlow should have gotten that ball to the goal a little faster the illini for a point rebound rebounds is something like Defense and football if you dominate on the boards you have a good chance of winning and so far, Illinois is in front, it should actually be 14 years old.

That doesn't surprise us at all with their great athletes. Speed ​​in his jumping ability. Look at them defensively, they change constantly, but they have the type of athletes that can change because they are so fast. Smith has Hillman in front. Hillman breaks through, misses the shot, the aerial ball and the rebounds from Hamilton. Out of there for Illinois, great job getting up the court, shows off his good speed on the court. I think he will be an excellent three-man in the NBA. There's a look at field goal percentages. Horrendous Anderson now with six points in the game.

Getting to the halfway mark, with 10 minutes left in the first half and a 10-7 Illinois league, you'll be trying to get the good angle for a tackle that you want to get like a 45 degree angle. Observe the space 15 to 17 feet away. so you can't give much health to the defense the layup without being bothered a poor job defensively by Illinois rotating and providing help well Anderson was the man who had to pick it up and Nick didn't do it moving right behind Hillman is three out of four and the rest of the team is one of 11. inside they go to hamilton against jadlow see anderson becomes equal to hillman playing in a perimeter anderson right now is going to go down inside the boxes and take hillary lyndon jones is going to steal takes him out of bounds, Kenny's battle returns for Illinois and Marcus Liberty sits down.

I think what drives me crazy is that most guys are very effective at dribbling the ball, creating and looking for their shot, but they don't move well without the ball. Anderson is easy to defend right now because he doesn't have a lot of movement without the ball. It's so Hillman 44 playing Anderson. He is walking through the box. Smith picks him up. He can't get the rebound. Lyndon Jones on the baseline. Edwards may get frustrated. very soon Hillman opened no, that was a great pass from Edwards creating the opportunity for Hillman, there is Smith, Eric Anderson, both teams continue to shoot quite poorly. one turns to help lughense he's going to make some moves as usual jay edwards the basket gives indiana the lead and i'll tell you one thing he's added a new dimension to his play calling ability that won't slow down illinois really has no rhythm right now on their offense well that's indiana's intention take it away eric anderson can't get it again giving him a shot one of the key stats indiana is really down and almost every stat except one big ten shooting percentage from the field on defense and that's why they win basketball games, they have shots around 42 against them eight minutes left 11-10 hoosiers and the crowd is now involved for the first time the fans are coming to Bloomington, the great Bloomington red Indiana Hillman makes his way past Bardo, but Hamilton sealed him and took a very bad shot.

Mr. Battle's flight number 33 arrives in Bloomington, Indiana, at 7:30 for the end of the first half. I know I'll get back to the lead 12 11. It's that athletic ability, I don't understand why some These guys don't break their wrist when they go to hit it like that, I guess sometimes they do, that's blocked when you talk about athletes and look at Illinois , you think of Michigan Ridge, probably the most talented team in the Big Ten. I can hear Bill Feeder now quiet. Vital, we don't want to hear that, but Michigan is playing well right now. Hamilton sits down and Andershaw.

Freedom returns small. He's in Irvine. Small 6-7,216. He's number 24. Enter Brian Sloan. to give eric anderson a break and why do you think mr. sloane is on the field the best blocker in the league see you I can tie that football nelly sloane is putting up another screen i got it good we are lyndon jones you I know he's hiding in shadows of Edwards and certainly in the shadows of Hillman, but what a stable foundation it has been. Marion High School teamed with J. Edwards to win three consecutive state championships. Take a look at this explosion.

Keith, let's take a look on defense as Illinois collapses notice there is no help look at the battle 33 allow edwards to take out the scene where anderson walks away like the kodak man taking a photograph no one turns around to get some kind help the illini defense with a ball the score is 12-12 Battle well, Kenny is having a pretty good day, but so far Anderson, after a quick burst of six points early on, hasn't been a big factor. I'm really impressed with the way Battle is playing defense in a bartow perimeter, what a defensive player there. is connected to number three jay edwards ryan sloan inside the jet law and reaching the top marcus liberty will receive his third personal foul which becomes a factor because illinois doesn't have much depth and they are getting clearance to use .

Kendall Gill will start next week, but he is not ready to play today. There is the entrance to Java and there is freedom with a bad defensive position and the foul is qualified to have to get him out of there quite quickly. He wanted to let Anderson and Hamilton get some rest. a bit maybe find some timing, often that happens when the player exits the game. Larry Smith is there and has seemingly stabilized the ball movement for the Ilini. He looks at the pain on his face. Frustration of who would want to coach in today's game. day and age, the Hoosier brother did it Hoosier had his hand on it, but I don't think he lost contact, no, he never lost control of the ball in the first five minutes of the game, now Illinois was, oh, I would have closed the door inside, but now there is no one there, the paddles were placed by Sloan inside, now he gave them to him, freedom is open on the return pass, he can't receive it and jay edwards bounced.

J edwards is just the versatility, he's one of six so far, well you know he's a quick shooter Keith, he's trying to get too many shots with his dribble move, that's not where you want to make that top tackle, no he had a good angle, well if he had thrown a moving jablow before the pass he probably would have. I went for the duck but Jamal let him go and uh he was caught off guard, he didn't get it, he's a tough defensive player in basketball, I don't know, I'm very hesitant on Gatlow, the vertical jump up is too high a gal. rotated, I see Anderson has a great job in the post inside, well, Kenny Battle hanging in the right eye, leads 14 Battle now with six points, Anderson stays with Liberty four, that's the extent of the scoring for Illinois, which He did an excellent job, oh what a play by battle. uh the battle was free on that back line, he's also working very hard defensively, it's Mr.

Tenacity, a little transfer of leadership from the Hebrews off the play, it's a transfer from Northern Illinois, but it's so quick to see that there are tame, it has an opening towards the goal, it seems. like a runner, he left and here comes the battle, this is not possible, the meek, get him out of here, Killman and again the illini walking inside, they do not block and Hillman understands it, what a second effort, what an incredible effort by Joel Hillman, Gelman. got eight of indiana's 16 points and no way should he make a second shot with those big jumpers inside hamilton's back in the illinois lineup inside they threw it to anderson who is back thank you mr anderson can you do that all night, he's an eminem or a mismatch there's no way Mr.

Hillman can check him out at the checkouts, well he's a big kid, he's six six, 215 pounds and he's very fast with his jumping ability. The battle right now is working against Anderson, just slowly and all those slow screens. screen number 45 jerry sloan's son look a little he's calling he wants to put another screen look at number 45 run around tie up forward with foster he forgot that he can't retain big scores it's only a matter of time jerry slomus has fun watching his son brian se delivered by the team that is an important element of Indiana basketball to convey everything equal at 18 three and a half minutes left in the first half the low score is battle fires and mysteries Indiana's game plan is to allow you to shoot the perimeter shooting especially battle because illinois is not a good perimeter shooting team 3 25 to go in first half low score indiana trying to win big ten title today against illinois at home close wins about indiana's success story this year and in each of those victories jay edwards has been the better man, that's why you win championships, when you can win those types of games, you look at Jay Edwards and what he's done and that's why he's my choice, I don't think he's even close, they win the championship, the winner takes the spoils. and he should be the most valuable player in the Big Ten.

I know Glenn Rice is having a great year for Michigan, but you have to go to the winner. Smith can't get it. Anderson gets it. They have three shots and on the third, Nick Anderson puts in. Now he has 10 fewer points for Anderson, that is his great asset in offensive rebounds. Anderson is just a versatile player, plus Jay Edwards has the ball on the ground and Travis Eric Anderson is back for the hoosier hitting the ball and they finally call let's see Jaya. She was here oh, she took the ball from her hand and picked it up with both hands.

It's an incredible story. She didn't have a scholarship. The first semester. Bobby Knight reinstated him on scholarship because he did the job both academically and athletically. got his highest grade last semester tenacious defense inside that's why the shooting percentages are what they are keith um, he's preparing to be an All-American, not just the old big ten that Nick Anderson tries for, that's Pretty close and I'm not. I know who made him very calm, very passive with a, but he has a good first step and the first step is what creates the opportunity for him when he gets in a triple threat position.

Look, this is a triple preposition. You can shoot, you can pass or you can. he decides the driving maneuver and has a great concentration on the release trying to give Indiana the lead 23-22 with 150 to go in the first half. I can't believe this is the same team I saw play on Saturday while Syracuse was running. an exciting dungeon layup against him gilman with 11 points 11 of indiana's 23. the battle takes him and sloan mil when you talk about the great guards in the country you choose an all-american, I don't think you can leave him out even though he is a freshman, he is not a freshman with the ball, Chris Jackson, who will appear at halftime, but Jay Edwards' name has to start popping up there with the Lucky Blaylocks and Sherman Douglas.

This is the first trip to the foul line for Illinois and battle calls, here it is. Kenny Battle now we see Anderson shoot the ball but we watch the battle play with the ball now here is the ball the ball was outside the cylinder that came out yes 23 23 and a half minutes left in the first half watch the battle playing defense in a perimeter number 33. it is changing defensively now who protects jones, it is moving throughout the intestine of the place where lyndon jones penetrates and breaks the defense through the hoses led by two 25-23 bardo by three it will not go deep rebound comes, look at lyndon jones the frustration great move inserting him into the lineup i'm sitting here in awe thinking about jones and edwards playing together at the high school level where they won three state championships together two talented backfield players pj bowman comes in now replacing bardo for uh illinois that's him gives Hillman, uh, a height advantage against Bowman, Bowman's quick little player, look at Hillary right here, right off the screen, the best uses Indiana league low scoring screens 27-23 at the half with a competitive half with a lot of excitement, these fans are a little lower. here in Bloomington, Lou did some training, oh my goodness, the battle hit him with the name of him, he recovered and scored a great half for thebattle, the half is over and it's a two point game indiana 27 illinois 25. excellent play by battle showed off his athleticism skill, good training move by Lou Henson as we watch Bobby Knight going to the locker room with a plus two in Bloomington, Indiana, okay, halftime is about to end, we are getting ready for the second half, interesting thing, the two head coaches are standing.

Down here, face to face and a close conversation about something, but looking at what happened in the first half, how do you feel about it? Does anything surprise you? Well, you know, look at the first half if you're in Illinois, where is it really? you have to be happy if you're lou henson about the fact that hamilton and bordeaux between them are over 11 years old and you're still right in a basketball game hillman had a great first half for indiana made a lot of key baskets had a great key unit where you really look great taking the ball to the goal as we take a look at the stance here, suddenly Indiana shows again with their defense allowing Illinois only 34 field goals and that was key in the first half three point shots . non-existent, don't you think the old coaching homily doesn't appear here today that championships are won with defense, well, they are won, you better believe it's a Bobby Knight credibility while we watch hereLeaders, take a look at the battle right now .

Well, he's been the leading man for Illinois. No doubt about it. There is a battle breaking out along the bottom line. He has such a great explosive ability when he brings the ball to the goal. I'm going to look at Joe Hillman. little curl move, no one turns on defense for indiana and he gets the easy layup unmolested and jay edwards is now oh for oh he's three of eight but here was a tough field goal he made right here in traffic hanging, twisting and turning, he went over the sex before. However, he managed to drop one and that was that little layup.

I don't want to make excuses for him, but he has an eye problem that was pointed out to us before the game and that since I was infected while we were watching Lou Henson, he had a nice meeting with Knight Knight was hugging them there at halftime, just a player in any kind of foul trouble that would be Marcus Liberty for Illinois, the frontcourt scoring for the Illinois was 21 points out of the front and just four out of the front. board for iu he's bored he's bored look he's bored that's what he thinks of my analysis all this tension and pressure yes, iu has only five points outside his front line and 22 outside his backcourt because 13 of them have come from joe Hillman we're trying to hype up the game, it's a great game, it's Jay Edwards yawning at halftime, Larry Smith starts the second half for Illinois in place of Marcus Liberty and this is Barto with Smith up front holding the point guard position inside of you. we have a battle hamilton and anderson and hamilton has not heard from him yet now they are leaving them wide open a good play by edwards good ability to anticipate by jay comes out of the double team reverses the ball from the hull defense 27 25 indiana leads and lyndon jones break down the defense on the other side get a good percentage of shots excellent execution isn't it surprising how many Indiana points are scored from the left side of the key but they run a lot of offensive sets and screens? that shot selection on the left side has always been a key element of indiana smith will put it high and short and that goes straight to deadlow's arms that is the big negative of illinois the perimeter shot is played that's why everyone plays in the zone except indiana just not playing zone lyndon jones again I have a to.o lou henson baby it takes luck everything is fired to start the second half on the attack anderson puts it the boxes jumped out of their seat as if you couldn't believe bad defensive play by Illinois i I don't think that shot was going in, Keith, there's the penetration, look at it hanging in the air.

Well, the illini have a problem right now. They have to find a cube pretty quickly. Here they are really going to be inside. a little deep water inside they're going to hamilton force it i don't understand it eric anderson rebounds indiana moves it indiana wants it a little more now they're playing a little more rebound inside nick anderson was going to say he's there playing a little more aggressively in this moment Illinois seems a little passive, well, since since the blood bounced outside, a foul was called on Lower Hamilton, frustrated, he had it on his hip.

Gianlow did a great job blocking one of the losers. Look at little Hamilton the way we look at him and now there's Lou Henson begging a little on the bench Hamilton finishes over six on this job over seven right now right now okay jones there's some big buckets for indiana take it to the line point guard libby is in trouble smith and vardo to bring the ball infield for illinois 35-25 indiana in a run the hoosiers are jumping with illinois forcing some bad shots actually and their school is so far behind in the second half they need one here this is anderson short gets it back, try again, got it, it's a big basket, but Bartle is going to start contributing and so is Hamilton.

Both guys have yet to score some pressure, a little trap on Edwards that frees up Lyndon Jones, who has made three baskets here in the second half, eight points. advantage for the hoosiers yes, the excellent ability to penetrate the gaps of the defense eric henderson gadlow has been quiet from a scoring standpoint, but he has done a good job inside with his volume today he has neutralized the bigs, the high tower drops a true personal foul on kendall saturday illinois michigan in ann arbor 4 ET that game will also have some meaning when it comes to the

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committee speaking oh no doubt about it keith michigan right now, going up, they get fouled on jablow inside, you know, i really think this michigan is like two points away from being number one in the nation, have they beaten indiana in those two heartbreaking games they lost at the buzzer?

I really think they are number one in America now. Well, we'll do some testing on that next saturday against illinois they're chrysler people out right now michigan edwards falls in they take it hamilton tries it he can't buy one today and eric anderson bounces hamilton's vernon shoots the jumper that falls and no he's in good position to re-sign oh eric anderson was wide open and they gave it to him too late the indiana coaching staff wants this badly because they have a road trip ahead of them they want to finish it in front of their fans there's a deviation oh they actually have a game in home against Wisconsin and continue a path with Iowa all of you young people two on one use the bounce pass not the year pass it's easier to deflect suddenly lyndon jones has 11 points in this game and the lead of Hoosier is 10.

Anderson, inside ball snatched by hillman hillman With an incredible defense, this team believes Eric Anderson didn't see it coming. He grabs the loose ball. Illinois wants a trip, but instead it's a foul against Illinois. They want walk-in rape. They say they have the shortage before the walk. 37-27 they played almost five minutes and illinois scored two points eric anderson doesn't miss that shot very often, that's terribly out of bounds towards the illinois ball, illinois has to improve with some intensity, they have to get adrenaline. flowing, they have to find a player that wants the ball right now, the guy I would choose is Nick Anderson, Helen comes to life, the battle hits the backboard with the bad pass and here come the Hoosiers again, Killman taking the difference in this game. right now it's Indiana's guard play versus the ineptitude of Illinois' guard play Irving small now Lou Henson is going to try it small he's not getting any of the unit he has on the court right now he's got a 12 point lead and finally Anderson is getting stronger and with patience on offense they can pass the ball to Anderson on the block and he would be unstoppable look at that percentage 22 for Illinois no, there is no patience in the offer eric anderson bad direct pass into the hands of smith edwards a thousand smith they can Not getting it down, that will be foul number two against Jay Edwards, that's a good foul by Edward Stone, now it puts him at the free throw line to have to make both instead of getting the easy layup, oh look to Anderson. he gets it now he's off to the races sees smith swerves he should have stepped in and cut jay edwards angle and he would have had the design that he has come full circle so far with his life as we all know he went to a center drug rehab before the season he was in school without a scholarship he was paying his own money the body reinstated him put him on a scholarship after he had a great first academic semester hamilton came out small coming to illini indiana moving up You're going to mess with the alignment that is giving you this kind of explosion.

Are you 39-31? Edwards vs. Smith goes that way. Nobody is rotating on defense. They have a tremendous collapse. Now their team concept is defensive and that's very unusual for Illinois. always one of the best defensive teams in the big ten nick anderson forces bard fouled by hillman bartow usually makes a lot of contributions rebounding today really not having a great game really struggling offensively that's the second foul on hillary clinton we're in 14 minutes 41-31 can't wait to get his running mate back and him and Kendall Gill played together and it was 17-0, they were like poetry in that backdoor, they made so much amazing music together and also forced turnovers defensively creating opportunities. for transition layups, bardo, the left side is where he likes it, now he turns and leaves Gadlow wide open on the baseline and they miss him, they seem to be getting a little better defensively, oh that first step is incredible, picks up the rebound and the reason for the foul is because they're too stationary right now, they're standing there instead of being really aggressive on a defensive end, Illinois, look at that first step, that's what creates the opportunity, now look at everyone standing around.

I'm watching the stock rise in the small year at Simeon High School, one of the top high schools in the city of Chicago, they got a great player, Dion Thomas Illinois, very aggressively recruiting Mr. Thomas, leader of nine points in Indiana, great possession if they, they don't really have anyone looking for that three-point shot. They see Anderson trying to sit on the signs. Well, they're telegraphing it, which makes it easier for them to recognize that everyone is stepping back and giving help. Now look here. They're not even protecting Smith so you're not even looking at the basket in a triple threat position Edwards comes down to the front and there's the deflection pressure all over the court now the big men come back to help Indiana score Hillman 15 Edwards 10 and jones 11. they scored 36 of the 42 points that the huges have on the board indiana doing a great job with time and tempo also 44 helmet having an outstanding game lyndon jones has been the catalyst to start the second half led the outbreak, he He has been the driving force, he has been the guy who made them go see, there is patience, there is a space, 15 feet of pork penetrate the space against them, they are simply isolating them and he is taking the ball to the goal and not I can emphasize this enough, Keith.

How, in a defensive team concept, you have to rotate to eliminate the driving angle, that's Marcus Liberty's fourth personal foul and Lou does a great team job on defense, but he can't believe it. They become very passive, don't they? with the right to stay there, I think Marcus felt like he was thrown into that stick, well, he hit it with his body. Here comes a truly mysterious man. He's like my stock number 45. He's the Dow Jones up and down, like all my stocks. Mr. Hamilton one day. It's brilliant one day it disappears, okay, it's a 12 point Indiana lead and Jones is five of five in the second half to provoke him outside, Mardo lets him go and Anderson is fouled and right now the Illini can't do anything right .

Indiana's game strategy and plan was to allow him to shoot the perimeter shot and as we can see, Illinois had a difficult time shooting that perimeter shot. Kendall Gill was an excellent three-point shooter. The Hoosiers are really connected up the middle and are getting a lot more. movement on offense also look at hillman's cut he was knocked down edward anderson when you put the basketball away keith you never throw it towards your opponent's basket bad play by marcus liberty jadlow was yelling give it to me because that's what it was There was no one within six feet of him, but before Anderson could understand it, Powell was on Bartow, his second.

The situation now is Liberty with four bard, two, Hamilton, three and battle two, and this is Edwards coming out of the corner and not coming down. Eric Anderson had to roll. Well, that was a guinea because he was there alone. Bartow receives it and is fouled. Lyndon Jones. Barto created the opportunity in transition. Another great area of ​​Indiana basketball. They very rarely give you the easy layup in transition. They constantly force you todo it. play five against five illinois number three two oh hide that 0 out of seven he doesn't want to see that he said please take it off the screen you're talking about game preparation my flight was delayed but you were here yesterday three sessions three times eleven to one, three to five and they brought him back at six, meanwhile the coaches analyzed all kinds of goals, the second will not fall for mardo, 11 point lead, indiana, the big ten championship is theirs if they win this game that everyone is waiting for . an Indiana collapse and they're down 22 of 23 games in the toughest conference in the nation, yeah on the baseline, oh god, good post position, they're picking apart the Illinois defense, it's been there a lot lately and They have simply done it.

I haven't been able to pass the ball well, he is stealing it from the inside. Nick Anderson's strength is not going down. The rebound. Bartow can't catch him and whistling and hitting him out of pure frustration is Lowell Hamilton and a foul. jay edwards who will be his third bass hamilton finally makes a contribution on the offensive boards you know when eric anderson had that freebie there and he missed it a few minutes ago as things have changed now this might be the time in which Illinois can have the opportunity to return to the hunt. Well, they have to work hard with their defense because they certainly aren't getting it done with their offense.

They have to create some opportunities with their athletic ability. Make some easy trays. Look at the third foul. on jay edwards hamilton going to the line trying for a three point play, no, maybe not and he's had a much more consistent year this year hamilton in the past, but today he hasn't been around like Indiana leading all those screens. To free people, he has to give them back the freedom by trying to score, but freedom has four fouls, oh jay, he would miss wide kill, he has it right where he wants it. With freedom in front of him, he gets some momentum here and Hillman will take him freely with four fouls, there has to be a little tenant, well he's not a good defensive player to start with when he's not in foul trouble, here's that.

The first pass again won't go rebound cleared by Hamilton and here comes the battle playing the whole ball on the floor thrown behind Anderson the illini can't even catch it right now within three seconds three seconds three seconds they are struggling offensively Keith no They have rhythm in all their space is not what you would like in your offensive sets. You know you have to give some of that credit to Indiana's defense. Additionally, Indiana does a great job helping defensively. He goes to PJ Bowman. Now Lou Henson returns freedom. On the bench Roman is a fast player, he is a good shooter, he is only 5 10.

He has good range, his statistics do not prove that he is a good shooter, but he can make the three-point shot inside, that is not a fault, Anderson . starting to get good angles when entering the post, I will tell you the key to a good offensive team. A lot of guys are good shooters, Keith, but they don't know what a good shot is and they don't know how to get a good shot. position for a good shot the indiana kids work and get good positioning nick anderson now two personal fouls i think the shot selection is really created by the guy on the bench and bobby Knight does an incredible job of defining a role for his players and then he makes sure the key players are throwing the ball at the right time 48-36 indiana I thought we were looking at a navy year if they were lucky six and 12 in the big ten this year after seeing them before I can't believe it this team has done what they have done it has been one of the great coaching jobs in college basketball any battle will take them to the baseline double team good pass inside to hamilton oh i can't understand it and always illinois had that tough time losing to Kendall gill or this team would really have there's bobby Knight talking about helping on defense, I mean all the coaches I talked to in illinois before, you talked to bill Frieda when they played him before with Kendall Gill, you talk to Gene Katie , you talk to Dale Brown and All the adjectives are flowing about how effective the basketball team was.

They are getting Kill Gill back and should really be ready for the NCAA. What did he tell us? He said I'm ready to go right now. I have no problem. he just threw it to the ground with his left arm look at his left arm look at his left arm tell me he just threw it joe says move away well what I like now the officials are not just the mistake I call is a technician and henson because certainly from there his way with a white flag it's like giving up, you know, usually you see the bad tracking and then they can't beat it by calling the coach, a lot of guys fight about what he's right. about justice being done, lost 48 38 9 50. this game is not out of the woods yet, little Valentine is there, that's a look at Kendall Gill, he wants to play so bad, look at him, look, he can't believe it , is saying no, no, no. a beautiful young man and we wish him a great return he got hurt in that game we had with georgia tech six weeks ago hillman commits that foul he likes edwards now a battle of three and kenny picks up the point I smell a gush my head free basket and they don't do it I understood, I really smell a stimulus coming out.

Bowman is working hard defensively, something they haven't had in the backcourt. He is pressing the ball. Eight point lead now for the Hoosiers with 9:30 left in the game. Gilman Fundamental Basketball. square, your body is indiana, he has a very good understanding of how to play the game, both offensively and defensively, he battles with three personnel, that is the reason why the hall of fame should be in the hall of fame, there is a battle trying to rotate, he gets caught. for grabbing the arm battle made against Iowa earlier this year the 11 point lead makes the first this is the second who has done that three times now the last three trips to the foul line go to get Goldman, shoot the ball, he's a good accessible three point shooter too eh, he wants to listen to me eight point lead or indiana i like what bulma does on the court the way she works against jones trying to neutralize his one on one ability my second violation my second violation, we will return after this message and the work of our abc station indiana 51 illinois 43 8 minutes and 43 seconds to play in the game the indiana guards have 41 of the 53 51 points incredible, they are such a oriented basketball team at guard and everyone knows what their key options are, edwards and hillman, freedom is back playing with four personal fouls up, jedlo, now hillman for three, they know their options, keith, they really know how to get the ball to the suitable people. hillman is 20. bard. for three answers steve barton really needed that three point shot they are playing horrible he is in open battles chasing hillman eight points indiana leader freedom rebound but you realize who is shooting the ball edwards and hillman are key people not the people wrong ones that bounce pass in hamilton lowell hamilton finally arrived he has a great ability to jump now a six point lead buying the shit in the defensive zone there is the jump run defense created by Dean Smith michelangelo was the heartbreaker today the duke congratulations to jimmy valvano winning the acc four ten what an incredible look from jay edwards great cube right here the forces of freedom won't go hillman rebound they don't make good shots keith that's what's really breaking them down shot selection right now anderson is out of the game right now but he is being sent back for lou henson i don't see how indiana, i mean illinois, could hope to win without nick and they can't there is no way they are going to win without nick anderson in the stretch final, but he's had a terrible day so far after the first full four. five minutes into the game, well, they've done a great job defensively, he has a lot of help blocking the foul, PJ Bowman is called, that's his second personal foul and Hillman will go to the line, special time for the player tour pro bowl next Saturday 2. 30 Eastern 1 30 Central and 3 Pacific and after the bowl books it will be Illinois at Michigan.

Here's a look at the setup. This is really made for football. The way it is designed. It's not really a basketball arena. I'd really like to see it. he builds a new one I'm going to start that campaign I told you that General Ralph Floyd's palace is going to sabotage your bag covered in food you know that requires a lot of money he doesn't raise that money so easily inside Anderson doesn't get it an archer with a clean handle with a fake head the crowd wanted to travel look they are stacked inside they have four people so there is simply no room now anderson and hillman foul him excellent two man game between bartow and anderson bartow with the penetration in the seam and then he gets into his number option one in nick anderson now illinois can cut it to three the hoosiers have been through a drought there's the penetration there's the dump to anderson well you could smell this was going to happen keith They just have too many good athletes.

Hillman now also has four personal fouls. Jay, you know? You think about the build of this Indiana team. They don't have college players. There is the offensive rebound and there is a foul. Eric Anderson Bartow has truly arrived. here in the second half he didn't exist in the first half 6 22 a lot of time 54-50 ball game you know, last year indiana had junior college players they had gyara and they were smart I'll give you a rule that is absolutely ridiculous and absurd in the big ten, the only conference, since you miss that free throw, they have eliminated the recruiting of college players, they claim now, if you graduate from college and don't qualify in high school, you have to sit here for a year, yes you come to a big box school before you are eligible, every football and basketball coach voted 20-0 because he misses two deep free throws, that rule is absurd, it will eliminate recruiting for junior college players, 4 point lead in Indiana and the Hoosiers after Vardo misses those two big free throws, the bucket here makes the mountain taller, but he misses it and Hamilton rebounds it.

Bowman is giving him a real defensive spark that he has and his defensive spark has become contagious and he can shoot. He goes for three. He had one a minute ago, he doesn't understand that one, but Larry Smith beats in and the old two-point Indiana led the Illini on a 12-3 run and Bob Caballero wants a good timeout for Bobby Caballero but Nick Anderson a little fly number 25 with the offensive rebound for illini to finally show some fights nick anderson gets a great position as three people surround the drive and there's the dunk and there's the bench erupting in jubilation, they're getting ready to celebrate it's kendall gill on the bench it's hugging people who can't wait to put it on the court under edward gold controlling two hoosiers four point lead they designed that play during the timeout again reaching the hands of their leading scorer there it is edwards, the ball has to be remembered this you have to block the ball and it's an upward flight you can't make it come down watch him say goalkeeper 56 52 520 to play indiana leads bardo cut in the baseline goddale did a great job helping defensively they let smith have it loses and a whistle and a jedlow foul there's the cheerleader mister gill cheering them on look at the intensity right here he makes mike dipka look like an angel he's had a great week this week he really enjoyed watching his son patrick play well 6-6 shooter three in a row They won in a state tournament they were fouled at a plate.

Will you believe this? you'll believe I think they cite a foul bombard ambardo he and jedlo were going to the backboard on the free throw that he was trying to block he realized it would be a big swing. He called him a foul. Ed Hightower walks up to him and says, "Wait a minute. Goat boy is going to break them both. He's bringing both coaches because you can't talk to one without the other. Now Hightower has to call him both, he has to call him both to know who there's a 101 on the other side after I complete this, you don't see that very often, but they weren't going to do it and I didn't think about it.

I felt like it could have gone either way, well, they're going to complete. the 101 here and then they'll shoot 101 on the other side, Kenny Vettel doing that one, the score is now a two-point Indiana lead 56-54, but now Jablow will go to the line for one plus one look all the right time. here and the breakdown of momentum and that can really affect the basketball team too that's not basketball here's a look at the two coaches louis the calmest thing he can get lou do in the place today he always makes fun of me about the dickie dickie -do gives you a three point five out of ten lead at the foul line.

His habit today has been to take the first and if the shot failed on the second, he gets the key to scoring. to have a good basketball team at the college level i really think keith has solid guard play and edwards, jones and hillman give them great guard play now here comes the crowd, the people of Bloomington have arrived nickanderson larry smith hamilton sets the pick trying to open ready for smith, gives it back to bartow for three, he's not going away, no, anderson, is he an offensive rebounder? tilman playing with four fouls illinois trying to fight defensively to create the ball well eric anderson blocking anderson with the ball i have always liked perla i think he is one of the top officials in the big ten i haven't seen enough of them this year but in the past he has always done a solid job four and a half minutes to play in the ball game 58-56 we got some good typical Big Ten action like Michigan Indiana to Purdue Indiana the Indiana team's last loss here was Illinois the year past that was the 500th in Lou Henson's career what career has he had he has been more maligned than most coaches bill frieda nick anderson took him out of there and finally hillman takes him back he is the leader joe hillman with the good recovery he has four freedom is on the bench with four hamilton three bartow three when you pass this hand over the defensive player you are inevitably going to get the whistle even though it seemed like a pretty good deflection coach is constantly teaching you not to reach for the ball, there it is reaching for the foot, hey looks like a big steal right there, automatically it's Indiana free throw line no scholarship, came out of Glendale, eventually got a scholarship because one opened up, but averaged 41 points per game in high school, first child they recruited. from california three point lead 60-57 indiana gets closer in four minutes smith puts it up smith receives a foul larry smith with a good one on one maneuver penetrates he has been a solid player today he did very well today he did a really good contribution there he is isolated now anderson is going to try to rotate there is a head fake to put Jones in the ear, well missing some really decisive free throws and that was their problem last year when they were eliminated by Villanova in the ncaa oh well, ha been just himself scoring a basket look at the pain look at the pain of hurting yourself losing face gilman 24 points season high moving without the ball I said before he's a member of my old man against lewis he was another guy he stayed behind and everything what he did was make the final four every year inside so hamilton catches the ball in the lane thats the only thing he can do turn around and shoot the little jump shot release it from edwards now they need a good shot selection just for the lead good time out for henson to set up a really good shot now i will most likely take it to anderson and hopefully give illinois the lead.

Up there you see the critical numbers in this whole afternoon of anxiety for both sides with Indiana trying to beat Bob Knight trying to win his ninth Big 10 championship in 1860. I know this would truly be a miracle, but if Illinois can beat to indiana, beat iowa and then beat michigan i think they would be the number one seed in the midwest if they can win those three games and they might not win the big ten championship because all indiana has to do is even if i lost here today i beat wisconsin on thursday but you know what i think about i beat indiana michigan and iowa deserve to be possible the rebound comes off the back iron they went to the right guy they designed that play in a timeout he just didn't score but that it's a good shot nick anderson jay edwards handling the ball arriving at exactly three minutes now one point indiana lead 62-61 watch how to run a battering ram and set some screens for the helmet and for edward he has dribbled too much lyndon jones there was a momentum that At one point it gave Indiana a 12-point lead, but the Illini failed.

I love the way Jordan catches the ball and prepares for the fight. That's why he's Mr. Clutch. He is the brave one on his basketball team when they need the big guys. basket jay edwards always seems to come out ahead 65-61 hamilton inside the battle against eric anderson yes missing kenny's hard shot battle in the lane they have really been

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at a free throw line now they can tie it once again i don't know They can't eat it, but each one, how many times, four times have they had the opportunity to tie well, yes, and they haven't made the free throw, there is the left-handed spinning jump shot in the lane, there is a look at everyone those. banners yes, the championship 76 81 and 87. the battle puts it at 65 64 2 10 to play it has been a heartbreaking year in the city of Bloomington Indiana with the Michigan game for purdue games against Hamilton Illinois was down 48-36 in 10 17 to play in the game, that's how far they've come back, we anticipate that run Keith, you can just see their athletes, we're really going to make that little move, it's too athletic, there's no substitute for jump shots and quickness three , now we are throwing the ball with confidence. steve bartle made one a little early not a good shooter illinois takes the lead after being down by 12 jedlo misses a big rebound anderson rick anderson a smith this has changed in the hoosiers remember that illinois holds on in the big ten race Yogi Berra says it's not over baby until it's over and there's Hillman's foul, the free throw now down the stretch gets so big they really got hurt at that free throw line keith well I saw you and I came to town I mean you I can't decide this until there's less than five seconds left and I'll tell you another thing that really got Illinois back in the game was their defensive effort.

Indiana gets the timeout. PJ Bowman, the little one, was the one who sparked the comeback. the illini illinois were leading 5-2 when she was finishing that and a guy named tyson came to town to see her they almost trashed the hotel what has been tyson's toughest fight is robin gibbons now frank bruno you know really right now keith people are asks what happens in that timeout do coaches really plan their strategy number one when designing their options number two work on matchups and number three lets them know a little bit about the time score and gives them a little bit about strategy lyndon jones lo I lost illinois the rebound had a minute to take a two point lead on the ball for the illini now they have to have some real discipline and right now I would be looking for nick anderson as my man to want to shoot the ball in the end of trying of falling into a little trap, I'll see them spread the floor and use their one-on-one athletic ability against Indiana 67 65 40 seconds to play against Illinois trying to stay alive in the Big Ten title.

Hunt, I'd put it in Anderson's hands for the shot, since they're using the shot clock, it's at 10 25 on the play block, ending up inside Eric Anderson right now, if he makes both, they're in pretty good shape, but if he makes one, indiana still has a great chance eric henderson fouled out jamal fugas comes in as a replacement the quickness factor important here fugas comes to the court also when anderson goes to the bench he didn't have a great game here today, but at least his The body was big enough to hope to help neutralize Battle and Anderson inside at this time to bring defensive ability leaks one plus one who will make the first or let him play as if it were 17 seconds 67 65 Illinois . tell you when it's a good move for the keith timeout compared to the michigan game when you're in the flow of the offense as we watch the deflection right now the ball comes out into the hands of the illinois players compared to the michigan when you're in a flow of the offense, since you have the ball, you don't have to get the ball right here, then we're going to get the ball in bounds, so you better get in shape in the timeout and set exactly what you want. he doesn't want to be in the apartment and I ask you who do you think will be his first choice, I don't know, you think a little, do you think that Lou Henson right now knows that they are going to try to go to Mr.

Edwards and No, Mr. Meeks, I want the woman to be here. Bob Knight's reaction when they come up with a ball after missing the front of that one-plus-one. However, I won't be surprised to see a mountain man if there is a fold, yes, exactly, it would be his. Options would be to hit Edwards number one. Hillman number two has to recognize that now and I would put my best defensive player Bartle over edwards right now and I put uh I put Smith over Hillman now let's see who and how the assignments go well let's see everything. it depends on what indiana is going to bring to the court now which indiana they bring out four guards they bring out meeks they bring out jones they are bringing out all kinds of quickness at this moment it stays on anderson, of course, he gets fouled, come in meet lyndon now jones those who are being played by the battle look at all those guards here they are going to try 10 seconds edward is going to try to get a screen he removes it I can't believe it I can't believe it I don't believe it anymore, he hit him when time was up, it seems which is behind the baseline.

Awesome if he ain't the MVP you gotta take him out baby this is becoming a habit but they ain't easy shots keith look at this shot. he's staying behind the basket a rainbow jay the only thing missing I'm going to be very hard on him why not a three point shot look at this they know he's going to shoot they have two guys ready to attack him incredible where was his left foot look at the smile on his face look at the smile he says easy no problem no problem i've been doing it all year i just called katie and freda well they had closed it they hadn't given him this place because his place is there on the left hand side, uh, that 45 degree angle on the left side of the key and they excluded it from that.

Look, Bobby Knight chased him to the baseline. There's Lou Henson drawing all kinds of patterns now with two seconds going Bobby. the gentleman is walking in the group hey, I designed that baby, you better give me credit for it. They've turned the clock back two seconds and we definitely need to make it clear that this game is not over. Look at Bobby, no problem, just another day. jay edwards office and look at lou henson they had double zeros everywhere when he passed the throw but ed hightower immediately reached out and put two seconds back on the clock they are going to try to throw the baseball pass to one of their big jumpers remember that the clock ticking i can't believe it nick anderson made the shot oh amazing super super secret remember the clock doesn't start 27 feet not that far but it's certainly enough and a valid triple here it comes there it is the baseball pass it's the catch clock it started a little late and it's an indiana clock they have a slow plug here in indiana that's where the stopwatch controls the clock look how high anderson got up look at that amazing shot well keith it's been a great big ten race.

I don't think he wants to come to Indiana. I can not stand it. We had the Purdue game with four seconds left. We were out of time when Edwards beat Michigan and now Anderson with that remarkable effort and this. The time the Illini came from 12 points down in the second half, they fought to come back and win, the United States gives them credit, they had all the heart in the world and when it seemed like they were going to be thrown out of town, they fought to come back. and little DJ Bowman helped as much as anyone and led the revival and gave it a defensive spark.

There's Nick Anderson with that final shot. They will be running on all the news stations in Chicago Champaign. Do you think that will do? highlights going well indiana will have a chance to clinch the big ten title when wisconsin arrives on thursday illinois will have iowa at home on wednesday then illinois will go to michigan next saturday and indiana will be at iowa next saturday for most of these abc stations stay tuned for your local or world news on sunday and starting on saturday abc sports brings you a weekend full of the best of college basketball we start with the end of the season of the big ten illinois in michigan then the sunday starting at 2 eastern starts the day with the second half basketball championship followed by regional coverage with the pac-10 championship or big 8 title all next weekend on abc sports, other miracle at Bloomington Assembly Hall, except this time the other one won in Illinois 70, Indiana, I think we're going to 67.