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Head scores on putback while falling down

Wednesday, March 3, 2004

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Illinois center Nick Smith didn't blame Purdue for not covering him as he drifted beyond the 3-point line in overtime Wednesday night. "I wouldn't have guarded me either on those plays," Smith said. Either way, it was a mistake that cost the Boilermakers dearly. Smith hit two 3-pointers and Luther Head converted an offensive rebound as he was falling to the floor with nine-tenths of a second left to give Illinois (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) its ninth straig ...

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