Morning Box Score

By Matt Motyka in News on Dec 18, 2008 4:20PM

Bulls Snip Clippers
The Bulls did their best Charlotte Bobcats impersonation on Wednesday, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 115-109 in overtime. In eerily similar circumstances to last night's contest, the Bulls' Ben Gordon drew a foul on a three-point attempt with 20 seconds left in regulation. Gordon's play was of the four-point variety, and tied the game to force an extra period. With the momentum in their favor this time around, the Bulls secured the W on two clutch jumpers from Luol Deng. Gordon and Andres Nocioni each scored 22 to help thwart a 30-point effort from the Clippers' Zach Randolph.

College Basketball
DePaul nearly let a 16-point lead slip away, but a pair of last-second free throws by Dar Tucker preserved the victory, 64-63.

UIC exploded with 42 points in the last 15 minutes to put away the D2 Lewis University Flyers, 80-53.

Chicago State's David Holston lead the comeback charge, as the Cougars overcame the winless Southern University Jaguars, 76-68.

The South rose again as NIU surrendered to the Southern Illinois Salukis and their 59% shooting from the field, 73-58.