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If he has hit a bigger shot than this, Brandon Paul couldn't remember it. He'd have a hard time matching it. Paul nailed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer and finished with 25 points to lead Illinois to a 51-49 victory over Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday. ''I didn't want to lose. We worked too hard to get to this point,'' Paul said. ''This team has so much character. My mindset was just to be aggressive....
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 1/9	Ill	84 - 67
Sun 2/10	Minn	57 - 53
Thu 3/14	Ill	51 - 49

Game Stats

Minnesota (20-12) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts A Hollins, G  24  6  2  2  16  A Hollins, G  36  8  3  1  13  T Mbakwe, F  27  7  2  3  8  R Williams, F  38  2  2  3  5  J Coleman, G  21  6  3  0  4  Bench Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts A Ingram, F  23  1  0  2  3  M Ahanmisi, G  11  2  1  1  0  E Eliason, C  7  0  0  1  0  O Osenieks, F  5  2  0  0  0  J Welch, G  5  1  0  0  0  M Walker, F  3  1  0  0  0

Illinois (22-11) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts B Paul, G  36  5  2  2  25  N Egwu, C  31  6  1  3  6  D Richardson, G  37  1  2  2  6  T Abrams, G  28  4  2  2  6  T Griffey, F  23  2  0  1  4  Bench Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts J Bertrand, G  19  1  0  1  2  S McLaurin, F  16  3  1  3  2  M Henry, G-F  10  2  0  1  0

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