No. 20 Illinois uses late run to beat Wofford 78-64
By APTuesday, November 24, 2009
No. 20 Illinois uses late run to beat Wofford
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Demetri McCamey scored 21 points and No. 20 Illinois used a second-half run to beat Wofford 78-64 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Tuesday night.
With the game tied at 50, the Illini (4-0) used an 8-0 run to put the game away. Bill Cole hit an easy layup, Dominique Keller and McCamey each hit free throws, and McCamey scored on a reverse layup to make it 58-50.
After trailing for most of the first half, a 17-7 run in the final 4:09 capped off by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by McCamey gave Illinois the 42-39 halftime lead. He scored seven in that spurt, including a four-point play.
The Illini trailed the Terriers until D.J. Richardson’s 3-pointer gave them a 33-32 lead with 2:01 left in the first half. Richardson finished with 15 points, hitting five 3-pointers.
The Terriers have played well against big time conference teams, beating Georgia on the road and losing a close game at Pittsburgh.
Junior Salters (2-3) led Wofford with 15 points.
Illinois took 22 free throws, marking the third time this season the Illini had eclipsed 20 in a game. In 34 games last season they only reached 20 free throws five times.
