Feb. 27, 2010

Box Score

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Devoe Joseph scored 16 points and Minnesota helped its NCAA tournament chances while dealing a blow to Illinois' hopes with a 62-60 road victory on Saturday.

The Golden Gophers (17-11, 8-8 Big Ten) led by 19 with 7:11 to play and looked to be cruising to the victory, but the Illini (18-11, 10-6) rallied to cut the deficit to one in the final 80 seconds.

Each team had just two points 6:20 into the game. Minnesota led 24-14 at halftime. At one point, Illinois endured a 4:45 scoring drought while the Gophers scored seven points.

Illinois' Demetri McCamey was held to nine points on 4-of-18 shooting while registering 10 assists. McCamey fouled out as did Bill Cole, who led the Illini with 15 points. Mike Davis had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Illinois.