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Northwestern Wildcats (13-19)

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Illinois rallies late to beat Northwestern 74-69 in OT

CHICAGO (AP) Despite having his big night cut short, Giorgi Bezhanishvili had a good feeling as he watched overtime after fouling out late in regulation.

The freshman center believed in his teammates.

Bezhanishvili scored 26 points, Trent Frazier added 21, including the go-ahead 3-pointer late, and Illinois rallied for a 74-69 overtime victory against Northwestern on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Leaders
Points:	V. Law	15.0
Rebounds:	D. Pardon	7.8
Assists:	V. Law	3.0
FG%:	D. Pardon	57.1%
FT%:	V. Law	78.6%
3P%:	V. Law	33.5%
Steals:	V. Law	1.0
Blocks:	V. Law	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Big Ten Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
5 Michigan State	16-4	32-7
13 Purdue	16-4	26-10
8 Michigan	15-5	30-7
21 Wisconsin	14-6	23-11
Maryland	13-7	23-11
Iowa	10-10	23-12
Minnesota	9-11	22-14
Ohio State	8-12	20-15
Indiana	8-12	19-16
Rutgers	7-13	14-17
Penn State	7-13	14-18
Illinois	7-13	12-21
Nebraska	6-14	19-17
Northwestern	4-16	13-19
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	65.9 (323)
Rebounds:	8.7 (275)
Assists:	14.1 (118)
FG%:	40.2% (340)
FT%:	73.5% (85)
3P%:	31.3% (316)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	65.1 (36)
Rebounds:	25.3 (181)
Assists:	13.1 (188)
FG%:	42.0% (89)
FT%:	71.4% (240)
3P%:	29.3% (16)