Scores

There are no games scheduled for Thursday, Jan 19.

Final

Penn St 71

(14-4, 4-2 Big Ten)

Illinois 65

(6-13, 0-6 Big Ten)

8:00 PM ET, January 19, 2012

Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL

1 2 T
PSU 37 3471
ILL 34 3165

Top Performers

Penn State: M. Lucas 19 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Stl

Illinois: A. Godbold 19 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Maggie Lucas, Penn State notch third straight win

Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Maggie Lucas scored 19 points and Penn State (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) beat Illinois 71-65 Thursday night for its third straight win.

Illinois led for most of the first half, but Penn State (14-4, 4-2 Big Ten) used a series of runs to keep the Illini winless in conference play.

Illinois (6-13, 0-6) led 33-28 in the first half, but Penn State closed the period with a 12-1 run to take a 37-34 lead, and then came out of the break with an 8-2 run.

Alex Bentley scored 15 points and had four assists for Penn State, and Nikki Greene added 10 points.

The Illini answered with a 9-2 run to pull to 47-45 midway through the second half, but couldn't regain the lead. Amber Moore made five 3-pointers to lead Illinois with 17 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
PSU
ILL
Points 71 65
FG Made-Attempted 22-57 (.386) 21-55 (.382)
3P Made-Attempted 3-10 (.300) 5-12 (.417)
FT Made-Attempted 24-32 (.750) 18-31 (.581)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 23 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 8

Game Leaders

 
PSU
ILL
PointsM. Lucas 19A. Godbold 19
ReboundsN. Greene 8A. Godbold 8
AssistsA. Bentley 4K. Penn 5
StealsA. Bentley 2K. Penn 4
BlocksN. Greene 3K. Penn 3

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 19, 2012 PSU 71, @ILL 65Recap | Box Score

Next 5 Games

PSU
ILL
01/22 IOWA 3:00pm
01/26 @MICH 7:00pm
01/29 @MSU 3:00pm
02/02 IND 7:00pm
02/05 @MINN 3:00pm
 01/22 @OSU 2:00pm
01/26 @MSU 6:00pm
01/29 NEB 1:00pm
02/02 MINN 8:30pm
02/05 @PUR 2:00pm
Complete Schedule: Penn State | Illinois

Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#12 Ohio State11-525-6
#21 Penn State13-324-6
#24 Nebraska10-624-8
#18 Purdue11-524-8
Michigan8-820-11
Michigan State11-520-11
Iowa11-519-11
Minnesota6-1015-17
Northwestern4-1214-16
Illinois5-1111-19
Wisconsin5-119-20
Indiana1-156-24
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