Video of Arizona vs Illinois - 2005 Regional Finals

• Final Score: Arizona: 89, Illinois: 90
• NCAA Tournament Game: 2005 Regional Finals
• Allstate Arena - Rosemont, Illinois

Illinois fought back from a 15-point deficit to beat the Arizona Wildcats 90-89 in an overtime thriller. Luther Head and Deron Williams led the way on a spectacular 20-5 run which tied the game with a Williams 3-pointer. Both teams continued to battle it out for the next 5 minutes with Illinois edging out the Wildcats by only one point. Illinois went on to win the following game against Louisville earning a spot in the title game.

NCAA Tournament Video Highlights

• Hassan Adams gets the defensive rebound then drives the court, shot fakes, then drives to the bucket and scores to tie the game. (Hassan Adams, Arizona)
• Luther Head hits back to back threes to tie the game up (Luther Head, Illinois)
• Deron Williams starts a give and go and then slams down an alleyoop (Deron Williams, Illinois)
• Dee Brown banks in a three to give the Illini a 6 point lead (Dee Brown, Illinois)
• Mustafa Shakur rolls in a layup to cut the Wildcats halftime deficit to two (Mustafa Shakur, Arizona)
• Hassan Adams uses a nasty crossover to score a layup and put Arizona up one (Hassan Adams, Arizona)
• Salim Stoudemire grabs a defensive rebound then takes the ball up ad hits a NBA three in transition to give the Wildcats a 6 point lead (Salim Stoudemire, Arizona)
• Hassan Adams gives Arizona a 6 point lead with a three but Deron Williams answers back with a three of his own to cut the lead to three (Deron Williams, Illinois)
• A great draw up off the inbounds play gets Mustafa Shakur wide open and he nails a three to put Arizona up 9 (Mustafa Shakur, Arizona)
• Channing Frye drills a three to put Arizona up 12 (Channing Frye, Arizona)
• After two Jawan McClellan free throws put Arizona up 15, Deron Williams calmly drains a 3 to start a comeback for the Illini (Deron Williams, Illinois)
• Luther Head drains a three then forces a turnover. (Illinois Fighting Illini)
• Luther Head gets a steal and a layup to cut the lead to seven (Luther Head, Illinois)
• Deron Williams goes coast to coast for an layup to keep up the Illini charge (Deron Williams, Illinois)
• Luther Head drills a long three pointer to get the deficit to five. Moments later a steal leads to a Dee Brown layup to cut it to two (Luther Head, Illinois)
• Jack Ingram steals the inbound pass and Deron Williams rips the nylon on a three to tie the game at 80 (Deron Williams, Illinois)
• Deron Williams drains a long three to give Illinois an early overtime advantage (Deron Williams, Illinois)
• Channing Frye battles inside for a layup. Moments later he throws down a hard dunk to give the Wildcats the lead (Channing Frye, Arizona)
• Deron Williams comes off a screen to give the Illini the lead. On the ensuing possession Luther Head gets a steal then blazes down the court for a layup and a 9084 lead (Deron Williams, Illinois)
• Hassan Adams gets a tip in to make it a one point game, but ultimately Arizona couldn't get over the hump despite the best efforts of Adams (Hassan Adams, Illinois)