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HOFFMAN ESTATES - After five games that could kindly be described as friendly handshakes, the University of Illinois basketball team found itself in a fistfight Friday night.
And despite taking it on the chin for much of the game, the Illini picked themselves up off the Sears Centre canvass and rallied to beat Miami (Ohio) 51-49, advancing to a showdown tonight against Bradley for the championship of the Chicago Invitational Challenge.See the full content of this document
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Illini Scrap Way to Win
"Im not sure we truly deserved to win, but we found a way at the end," said a relieved Illini coach Bruce Weber.
Fighting back from a 16-point first-half deficit, Illinois won with frantic, iron-fis...See the full content of this document
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