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Illinois 75, No. 13 Creighton 72: Tyler Brown scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half as the surging Redbirds stunned the host Bluejays.

Johnny Hill had 19 points, including a bucket to give Illinois State a 72-64 lead with 1:20 left, while Jackie Carmichael added 16 for the Redbirds (15-10, 6-7 MVC), who have won three straight and six of their last seven. Hill, who missed the front end of a one-and-one with 35 seconds left, made two free throws with 11.6 seconds remaining to make it 75-70.

Doug McDermott had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Creighton (20-5, 9-4), which fell into a first-place tie in the Missouri Valley Conference with Wichita State and Indiana State. Grant Gibbs recorded 14 of his 16 points in the second half for the Bluejays, who were 4-for-23 from 3-point range.

McDermott scored 17 points and the Bluejays overcame 33 percent shooting and a 2-for-12 performance from 3-point range in the first half to take a 39-36 lead at the break. Carmichael and Hill combined for 22 points and shot 10-for-16 from the floor, while the rest of the Redbirds were 5-for-16.

Brown scored 23 of Illinois State's first 29 points in the second half and his 3-pointer from two feet from behind the line capped the explosion and gave the Redbirds a 65-60 lead with 6:41 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: McDermott, who is averaging 23.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and shooting 48.2 from 3-point range after going 0-for-5 on Saturday, is trying to join Duke's Christian Laettner and UCLA's Tracy Murray as the only players to average 20 points and seven rebounds while shooting better than 50 percent from beyond the arc in a season. Both players accomplished the feat in 1991-92. ... The Bluejays had their 13-game winning streak against teams from Illinois come to an end. ... Creighton recorded its fewest 3-pointers and poorest percentage from beyond the arc (17.4) in a game this season.