Houston led Illinois 30-23 in the final seconds of the first half on Saturday, but Illini guard Trent Frazier was able to squeeze in one more bucket before the final buzzer.
Frazier drained a three as the first-half buzzer sounds, cutting Houston’s lead to six at halftime.
“And we’ve got ourselves a ball game!” play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan said after Frazier’s buzzer beater.
The three-point buzzer beater was only Illinois’s second three-pointer of the first half. Frazier finished the first 20 minutes with six points.
The senior only had two points vs. Chattanooga on Friday, which came from free throw attempts.