MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Ceola Clark scored 16 points as Western Illinois rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to beat IUPUI 57-53 on Saturday night, giving the Leathernecks their best 15-game start in 54 years.
Clark made four 3-pointers, including one with 3:31 left in regulation that tied the game at 43. Adam Link then put the Leathernecks (12-3, 5-0 Summit League) ahead on a layup with 28 seconds to play, but Lyonell Gaines' layup with 5 seconds left got the Jaguars (6-13, 1-5) back even.
In overtime, Clark's free throws with 1:07 left put WIU up 53-49, and Jack Houpt's foul shots in the final seconds sealed the victory.
Terell Parks added 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Leathernecks, who trailed 28-16 at halftime but rallied to improve to 7-0 at home and match the 12-3 start of the 1957-58 team. John Hart led IUPUI with 14 points.
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| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T |
| IUPUI (6-13) | 28 | 17 | 8 | 53 |
| Western Illinois (12-3) « | 16 | 29 | 12 | 57 |
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| IUPUI Jaguars | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Gaines, F | 32 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Gibbs, F | 31 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| S. Esposito, G | 43 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| J. Hart, G | 42 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| G. Rice, G | 40 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Patton | 19 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Shanklin | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 20-54 | 5-12 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 53 | |
| 37% | 41.7% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Parks, F | 42 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Houpt, F | 41 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| A. Link, F | 40 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| C. Clark III, G | 41 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| R. Roberts-Burnett, G | 37 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. McAvoy III | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Foster | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Ochereobia | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-58 | 7-8 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 57 | |
| 37.9% | 87.5% | ||||||
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