College Sports
The teams played Friday night at State Farm Center.
After a brutal three-game losing streak, the Illini are standing tall entering the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.
A 17-3 second-half run was the key for the Illini, who moved to 19-1 when scoring at least 80 points.
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Congressional hearing? What congressional hearing? All the Illini men’s basketball team’s coach knows is that the next game is coming.
You might not have paid much attention, but players at Fresno State, Iowa, Iowa State and New Orleans have come under suspicion for gambling or fixing games in the last year or so.
Tre White had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Kylan Boswell and Kasparas Jakucionis each scored 17 points and the Illini rolled in the second half to a 93-73 victory Sunday.
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If Illinois’ next opponent is in a close game — which it is, seemingly always — it’s almost incapable of losing.
The forfeits further imperil Northwestern’s chances of qualifying for the 15-team Big Ten Tournament next month.
Valentine’s daughter, Hayden, 3, will have the spotlight Wednesday on Cerebral Palsy Awareness Night at Gentile Arena before the Ramblers’ game against George Washington.
Tre White had 16 points for Illinois in a nonconference matchup between programs that lost in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last year. Kasparas Jakucionis scored 14.
They have a Simeon pipeline that runs deep and runs the team. The three “franchise-building” players and head coach Jeff Dillard all come from the legendary Bob Hambric School of Hoop.
Take the Wildcats junior off the floor? It’s just not happening. And by the way: He gets buckets, too.
It’s getting harder to buy into the Illini, who meet No. 3 Duke and superstar Cooper Flagg in a Saturday-night special at Madison Square Garden.
Northwestern’s lead grew to 28 midway through the second half and wouldn’t dip below 20 until the final minute.
Staton, who went by the name of Mabel Landry when she attended DePaul in the 1950s, before the school had a women’s track team, was inducted into the university’s athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
Shannon addressed the matter on social media by displaying a T-shirt making light of the incident. Proceeds would benefit the Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club, which is based in Champaign.
Illinois’ nine-game winning streak against No. 11 Wisconsin ended with a 95-74 loss Tuesday night in Madison, Wisconsin.