No. 20 UC Santa Barbara 77, Illinois 72
Friday February 14, 2003CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Lindsey Taylor scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 20 UC Santa Barbara to a 77-72 victory over Illinois on Thursday night.
Jess Hansen added 14 points for the Gauchos (18-3), who shot 60.8 percent (31-for-51).
Karen Hagberg led Illinois (14-8) with 19 points, Aminata Yanni scored 16 and Angelina Williams and Tiffanie Guthrie added 12 each.
Illinois led once in the second half 53-51 on a jumper from Guthrie but Santa Barbara went on an 11-0 run to take the lead for good.
Illinois shot only 33 percent in the second half and 40.6 percent for the game, which was tied at 42 at halftime.
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