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Gopher Men’s Basketball Top Illinois In Overtime
The Gopher men's basketball team rallied at the end of regulation and beat Illinois 77-72 in overtime Saturday night. Minnesota got a conventional 3-point play from Austin Hollins with 6 seconds left and Minnesota took control of the game in overtime. Hollins and Chip Armelin each had 14 points to lead the Gophers and Andre Hollins added 12 points for Minnesota.
The Gophers improve to 4-5 in the Big Ten and 16-6 overall. Minnesota will play at Iowa at 7:30 Wednesday night, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 7:00.
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