Northwestern Stuns Illinois in Overtime Thriller Comeback
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00:03 We went to overtime yesterday in Evanston, where you don't walk in a Welsh Ryan
00:08 arena against an unranked Northwestern team and
00:11 come out with a victory if you are a ranked opponent on the other side.
00:16 The land of Lincoln, the in-state showdown in Illinois,
00:19 Northwestern evens the season series.
00:22 After Illinois won the first matchup in Champaign by 30,
00:27 the cats get their revenge in OT 96-91.
00:31 Northwestern wins outright as a two and a half point underdog.
00:35 >> Yeah, this is one I thought the fighting Illini should have won here on
00:39 the road.
00:40 And again, it goes to overtime.
00:41 They were two and a half point favorites.
00:42 I thought they would win this game.
00:43 But also when your superstar in your lineup turns shad and comes back and
00:47 doesn't play all that well when he played decently the night before,
00:50 the previous game before, I thought we might get a boost from there.
00:52 Actually didn't get that.
00:53 But also, sometimes, Ben,
00:55 it comes down to the same things we talk about in Auburn and Alabama.
00:58 If you're gonna look at the cover two and a half, no, it's perfect.
01:00 Justin Harmon's jump shot to give yourself a two-point lead for
01:03 the fighting Illini with 30 seconds to go.
01:05 Make a stop there, you're gonna end up winning that basketball game.
01:08 They couldn't make a stop on a lap, you go to overtime, and
01:11 that's a great win here by Northwestern.
01:12 They took control right away in that overtime period.
01:15 But another close one down the stretch, and I guess the theme again here, Ben,
01:19 as we've always preached, man, it's hard to win on the road in conference play.
01:23 And they certainly showed that last night.
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