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Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010

CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois could have done itself a lot of favors by winning on Saturday. It would have reached 11 conference wins -- a number that some analysts believe would put them safely in the NCAA Tournament and it could have clinched a first-round bye in the Big Ten tournament. But despite another second-half charge, Minnesota came away with the 62-60 victory.

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