Illini, Frazier reverse course
March 13, 2008
John Brumbaugh
Final scenes like this one aren’t usually happy ones for Illinois.
“I guess the movie ended differently this time,” coach Bruce Weber said.
Chester Frazier’s reverse layup with 3.8 seconds left gave the Illini a 64-63 victory over Penn State in Thursday’s first round of the Big Ten tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse.
It gave the 10th-seeded Illini a berth in Friday’s quarterfinals against second-seeded Purdue. The Boilermakers won both meetings during the season, so one more different ending is needed.
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