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Nunn, whose previous career high of 27 points came Saturday
against Western Carolina, finished with 28. The left-hander
drilled 6 of 8 3-pointers, including one with 1:25 left that
gave Illinois a 66-60 advantage.
Hill scored 20 points for the Illini (5-5), who committed just
five turnovers. Yale (5-4) had 23 turnovers that turned into 25
Illinois points.
Yale received 21 points and nine rebounds from reigning Ivy
League Player of the Year Justin Sears.
The senior forward sank two free throws with 48.2 seconds left
to cut Illinois' lead to 66-62 and then intercepted a long pass
by senior point guard Khalid Lewis. But Sears had the ball
knocked away by Hill on a drive to the hoop.
Yale sophomore guard Makai Mason contributed 15 points,
including a 3-pointer that made it 67-65 with 1.8 seconds left.
Yale used its final two timeouts to set up a full-court press,
but Nunn was fouled on the inbounds pass and made two free
throws to clinch the game.
Yale, the Ivy League favorite, took its last lead on senior
guard Nick Victor's 3-pointer with 9:27 to go. The Bulldogs'
49-47 edge was erased within a minute as Hill produced a layup
and Nunn nailed a 3-pointer.
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