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Illinois comes calling on No. 2 Ohio State Tue Feb 22 10:32:04 2011 EST
Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - With their lead in the Big Ten standings dwindling, the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes welcome the Illinois Fighting Illini to Columbus for a key conference matchup at Value City Arena. With Kansas, Texas and Pittsburgh all losing this past week, Thad Matta's Buckeyes had a golden opportunity to retain the top spot in the national polls. However, the Purdue Boilermakers prevented that from happening, posting a 76-63 win over the Buckeyes in West Lafayette on S
Boilermakers and Illini duke it out in Big Ten showdown Sun Feb 13 10:32:44 2011 EST
Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - A capacity crowd will gather in Champaign this afternoon as the Illinois Fighting Illini host the 14th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers. Wins in two of the last three outings have enabled Purdue to move to 19-5 overall and 8-3 in Big Ten Conference action. On Tuesday, the Boilermakers knocked off Indiana by a 67-53 final to move to 13-0 at home, but they are just 4-4 in true road games heading into this afternoon's affair. As for Illinois, it has won two of its last t
Illini and Hoosiers mix it up in Big Ten action Thu Jan 27 10:37:59 2011 EST
Bloomington, IN (Sports Network) - The 20th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini are set to invade Bloomington for a Big Ten Conference battle with the Indiana Hoosiers. Illinois enters this game on a bit of a slide, as three of the last four outings have resulted in defeat. Last Saturday, the Illini gave the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes all they could handle, but that tilt still resulted in a 73-68 defeat. Through 20 games, Illinois is 14-6 overall, including a 4-3 mark in conference action. Loss
Nittany Lions seek second straight upset in clash with Illini Tue Jan 11 10:32:40 2011 EST
University Park, PA (Sports Network) - Fresh off their upset win against 18th- ranked Michigan State, the Penn State Nittany Lions now turn their attention to another ranked Big Ten Conference foe as they host the 16th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini tonight at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions went into last weekend having lost back-to-back conference outings against the likes of Michigan and Purdue, but the squad made it happen in Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon as they stole a 66
Wildcats and Illini collide in Champaign Thu Jan  6 10:45:30 2011 EST
Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - The 20th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini take aim at a 3-0 start to Big Ten play when they welcome longtime rival Northwestern to Champaign this evening. The Illini are 12-3 on the season, with two of those losses coming in back-to- back contests against UIC and Missouri in late December. The team has bounced back at the right time though, opening league play with consecutive victories over Iowa (87-77) and most recently, Wisconsin (69-61). The Wildcats have had
McCamey, No. 23 Illinois top Wisconsin Sun Jan  2 20:11:21 2011 EST
Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - Demetri McCamey scored 21 points and dished out seven assists, as the 23rd-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini held off the Wisconsin Badgers, 69-61, in a Big Ten battle from Assembly Hall. Mike Davis added 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Illini (12-3, 2-0 Big Ten), who opened their Big Ten schedule with an 87-77 win over Iowa last Wednesday. Bill Cole donated 11 points off the bench. Jordan Taylor and Jon Leuer both scored 19 points for the Badgers (11-3, 1-1), w
Illinois and Baylor duke it out in Texas Bowl Wed Dec 29 10:48:36 2010 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Illinois Fighting Illini and Baylor Bears have made it back to the postseason, as they are set to square off in the fifth annual Texas Bowl at Reliant Stadium. This will be just the second bowl game Illinois has played since 2002, with the most recent being a 49-17 loss to USC in the Rose Bowl following the 2007-08 season. The Fighting Illini had an up-and-down season, winning consecutive games only once and finishing the regular season with a 6-6 record. Illi
No. 23 Illinois opens Big Ten play with trip to Iowa Wed Dec 29 10:43:44 2010 EST
Iowa City, IA (Sports Network) - The 23rd-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini will try to put the brakes on a two-game slide when they open Big Ten Conference play tonight at Iowa. Illinois had opened the season an impressive 10-1, but losses to both Illinois-Chicago (57-54) and Missouri (75-64) have tempered enthusiasm a bit as the toughest part of the schedule looms on the horizon. All three of the Illini's losses this season have come on neutral courts, and they are 7-0 at home and 1-0 in true r
Land of Lincoln rivals square off in Windy City Sat Dec 18 10:44:15 2010 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The 12th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini go in search of their eighth straight win when they take on the Illinois-Chicago Flames on Saturday afternoon at the United Center. Bruce Weber's Illinois club is 10-1 after the first month of the 2010-11 season, and is one of the favorites, along with Ohio State, Michigan State and Purdue, to challenge for the Big Ten Conference title. The club's only setback came a month ago against Texas, and since then has reeled off se
No. 16 Illinois entertains Northern Colorado Sun Dec 12 10:40:55 2010 EST
Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - The 16th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini have an outstanding chance to add another win to their record tonight as the Northern Colorado Bears come to town. With wins in each of the last two outings, Northern Colorado has been able to improve to 4-3 overall. The Bears have been idle since December 4th when they knocked off Black Hills State by an 84-52 final. Clearly, the level of competition spikes dramatically tonight for Northern Colorado, a member of the Big
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