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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Kendrick Nunn scored 24 points and Ahmad Starks added 19 in front of a State Farm Center record crowd of 17,085 fans. But Illinois fell in the final minutes of a back-and-forth affair to Indiana, 80-74, Sunday afternoon.

James Blackmon Jr. and Troy Williams led the Hoosiers (14-4, 4-1 Big Ten) with 21 points each. Blackmon hit a fast-break layup with 1:07 to play to give the Hoosiers a 75-72 lead that held up against the Illini (12-7, 2-4).

Illinois opened up an early 11-2 edge on three 3-pointers by Nunn.

But the Hoosiers charged back to lead 38-34 at the half and took the lead for good, 72-71, on Williams' layup with 1:24 to play.

The Illini played Indiana's game early, gunning 3-pointers, and it worked. Nunn had four 3-pointers in the game's first nine minutes and Illinois led for all of that stretch.

But Indiana weathered that hot start.

The Hoosiers went on a 14-2 run from there, taking their first lead at 17-16 with 11:31 left in the half on a 3-pointer by Nick Zeisloft.

Both teams had multiple, long runs of dominance, and it was the last one by Indiana that decided the game.

Malcolm Hill gave the Illini a 67-63 lead with 6:37 to play. With the sellout crowd roaring, the Illini had the momentum, too.

But Williams hit a short jumper with 5:22 to play, quieting the crowd and keying the decisive 17-7 Hoosier run.