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LaGow, who passed for 289 yards, connected with
Ian Thomas for a 4-yard touchdown with 48 seconds left in the
second quarter to increase Indiana's lead to 14-0 after Morgan
Wilkerson broke a scoreless tie with a 2-yard run with 6:18
remaining in the first half.
Indiana (4-6, 1-6) keeps its chances of a third consecutive bowl
game alive if it can beat Rutgers and Purdue in its final two
games.
Illinois (2-8, 0-7) cut the deficit to 14-7 on the first play of
the second half on George's 77-yard touchdown pass to Louis
Dorsey.
A 28-yard Griffin Oakes field goal with 5:13 left in the third
period gave the Hoosiers a 17-7 lead.
George countered with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Reams
with 12:53 left in the game to pull the Illini within 17-14.
But LaGow's 5-yard touchdown pass to Simmie Cobbs with only 5:45
left essentially iced it for the Hoosiers.
Indiana had not beaten a Big Ten opponent since Purdue since the
2016 final.
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