Feb. 19, 2006

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- James Augustine scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Sunday to lead No. 14 Illinois to a 70-58 win over Indiana in Mike Davis' first game since announcing he would quit as the Hoosiers' coach after the season.

Augustine was 7-of-11 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. He had four dunks on his way to his ninth double-double of the season.

The Illini (22-4, 8-4) kept pace in the Big Ten race, one of four teams with four losses at the top of the standings. Indiana (13-10, 5-7) lost its fifth straight game and now has lost seven of its last eight, a streak that prompted Davis' announcement last Thursday.

Indiana cut Illinois' 13-point halftime lead to 41-31 with 16:45 to go, but the Illini responded with a 7-0 run capped by Augustine's dunk off a bounce pass from Dee Brown in the lane. He converted a three-point play to make it 48-31.

Augustine went to the bench with his fourth foul with 7:38 to play. The Hoosiers closed to within 11 on Roderick Wilmont's jumper with 4:07 to go but Warren Carter answered and the Illini were able to control the clock the rest of the way.

Augustine fouled out with 1:19 to go when he clipped Indiana's Marco Killingsworth, who converted a three-point play to make it 65-55. But the Hoosiers could get no closer.

Brian Randle scored 12 points for Illinois, including a driving first-half dunk that brought the orange-clad Assembly Hall crowd to its feet. Dee Brown scored 10 points and dished our four assists and Carter had nine points off the bench.

Killingsworth led the Hoosiers with 15 points and Wilmont scored 10, but Indiana hit only 36 percent from the field.

After four early lead changes, the Illini took control in the first half with a 22-4 run that turned a 6-5 deficit into a 27-10 lead. Augustine hit a 15-foot jumper and Rich McBride's 3-pointer started things off and Warren Carter's layup ended a 9-0 spurt.

While Illinois made 9-of-16 shots, the Hoosiers missed 9-of-11 and committed six turnovers during the Illini run.