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No. 19 Illinois holds off Iowa 62-54 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Mike Tisdale scored 18 points and No. 19 Illinois rebounded from its worst offensive showing in more than two decades by hanging on to beat Iowa 62-54 on Sunday. Held to their lowest point total in 24 years in a 59-36 loss at Minnesota on Thursday, the Fighting Illini barely beat the Big Ten's 10th place team.