CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Indiana's Eric Gordon finally gave Illinois fans something to cheer. Armon Bassett wasn't as kind. Bassett scored 11 of his 16 points in the second overtime, and No. 14 Indiana rallied to beat Illinois 83-79 Thursday even though Gordon struggled for much of the night.

Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson, left, talks with Eric Gordon (23) on the sideline in first half college action against Illinois at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill., on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Heather Coit)

The Hoosiers' star freshman was jeered throughout the night for reneging on an early verbal commitment to Illinois and committed what looked like a costly turnover in the second overtime. He also hit a game-tying 3 late in regulation, so it wasn't all bad for Gordon.

Illinois' Calvin Brock had just converted a runner, cutting it Indiana's lead to 79-76, when Gordon got called for a 10-second violation with 26 seconds left. The Illini's Demetri McCamey dribbled with ball off his knee and out of bounds.

Bassett then hit two free throws, and he converted two more to make it 83-79 with five seconds left following a 3-pointer by McCamey, who scored 31 points.

With that Indiana (19-3, 8-1 Big Ten) could exhale. The Hoosiers, who trailed by 12 early in the second half, have won two straight since back-to-back losses against Connecticut and Wisconsin. And they earned this win — their first at Illinois since 1999 — even though Gordon was a mess early on.

Orange-clad fans wasted no time letting him and Hoosiers coach Kelvin Sampson hear it. Students along the baseline near the Indiana bench booed and held up cell phones as Sampson approached. Chants of "Liar! Liar!" — and others not quite so friendly — directed toward Gordon echoed through the arena. All that before the pregame introductions.

And the taunts didn't stop.

The Big Ten's leading scorer, Gordon missed all four shots in the first half before starting the second with a 3-pointer.

Fans booed every time he touched the ball and cheered every mistake. The Illini (10-14, 2-9) gave them plenty to cheer too, for the first 30 minutes, but Indiana refused to go away.

The Hoosiers led 60-59 after Gordon hit both ends of a one-and-one with 2:04 left in regulation.

Illinois regained the lead when McCamey raced for a layup with 56 seconds left, and things were looking good for Illinois after Lance Stemler missed a corner jumper. The Illini's Calvin Brock grabbed the rebound, and Chester Frazier hit two free throws to make it 63-60 with 40 seconds left.

But Gordon's 3-pointer tied it with 23 seconds left.

The Illini's Shaun Pruitt then missed the front end of a one-and-one with 4 seconds remaining in regulation.

In the first overtime, back-to-back 3-pointers by Jordan Crawford gave Indiana a 69-66 lead, but McCamey buried one of his own to tie it with just under a minute left.

The Hoosiers' Jamarcus Ellis missed two free throws with 29.5 seconds left, and the Illini's Pruitt missed two with two seconds left, sending it into another OT.