Just under 90 seconds remained when a tough jumper from Mackenzie Mgbako tied Indiana and Illinois at 62 on Saturday afternoon in Champaign.
The game was firmly in the balance as the Hoosiers were in the mix for their second Big Ten road win. But costly mistakes, including two missed free throws by Xavier Johnson with under a minute to play, foiled Indiana’s chance to pull off the upset.
It was a third straight loss for Indiana, but the team could hold its head up slightly higher this time. The two previous games against Purdue and Wisconsin weren’t pretty.