Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 24, 2008 3:15PM

Bulls Stumble Against Nuggets
The Circus Trip gets longer for the Bulls, who blew a late lead as the Nuggets claimed a 114-101 win. Down by nine after the first period, the Bulls fought back to take a fourth quarter lead. With around five minutes left and up by three, the Bulls were stunned by a 13-0 Denver run that clinched the Nugget victory. Ben Gordon had 28 points for the Bulls and Drew Gooden added 21 more in the losing effort. After the game, Gordon lamented the Bulls play, saying, "We didn't make enough sharp plays to win the game. When it came to crunch time, we just didn't come with a big enough number of plays.'' The team travels to Utah tonight.

College Basketball
Just one game on the local docket on Sunday. The Fighting Illini never trailed in their 78-64 home victory over Jackson State on Sunday. The Tigers couldn't keep step with Illnois' quick transition offense, allowing the Illini to run up a 26-point lead. Sophmore forward Mike Davis matched his career high with 20 points and Dominque Keller added 16 more for the downstaters, who improved to 4-0.

Bears Thump Rams
Thanks to a big day by Matt Forte, the Chicago Bears thumped the St. Louis Rams 27-3. Benjy's got the full recap a bit later in the morning.

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