Illinois holds off Iowa in OT
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Luther Head scored 25 points, including a driving layup with 40 seconds remaining in overtime that sealed No. 1 Illinois's 73-68 win over No. 23 Iowa last night in Champaign, Ill.
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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.
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In the first half, Illinois trailed for 11 minutes, 20 seconds, longer than it had in its first seven games combined. In the second half, the Fighting Illini were in control buzzer-to-buzzer in a solid defense of their No. 1 ranking.
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Top-ranked Illinois jumps out to a 20-3 lead to start the game and coasts to a 60-47 victory over Indiana Sunday and stays unbeaten.
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Texas was cruising to another Big 12 win when the weather put everything on hold for more than an hour. No matter. By the time the rain and lightning had cleared, Iowa State was in no position to mount much of a rally.
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Luther Head scored 22 points, Dee Brown had 18 as No. 1 Illinois made 13 3-pointers to remain undefeated with an 81-68 victory over 12th-ranked Michigan State on Tuesday night.
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Poor tackling, missed opportunities and turnovers plagued Illinois through a 1-11 season last year and all were factors again in Saturday&#39;s 35-17 loss to UCLA.
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Braylon Edwards caught six passes for 150 yards and a touchdown and No. 18 Michigan turned four turnovers into 27 points in a 30-17 win over Iowa on Saturday.
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No. 1 Illinois overcomes a lackadaisical effort during the first 30 minutes and pulls away from Longwood late in a 105-79 win.
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Albert Young scored on a 1-yard run in the second overtime and No. 14 Iowa kept Syracuse out of the end zone on seven consecutive plays from the 2 for a 20-13 victory Saturday.
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Kelvin Torbert scored 16 points to help No. 12 Michigan State hold off a late rally and beat Iowa 75-64 Saturday in the Hawkeyes' first game since leading scorer Pierre Pierce was kicked off the team.
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Luther Head scored 20 points and No. 1 Illinois overcame foul problems, poor shooting and a second-half surge by Missouri for a 70-64 victory on Wednesday night.
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MADISON, Wis. (Sports Network) - Luther Head had 18 points  to lead top-ranked Illinois to a 75-65 win over 18th-ranked  Wisconsin at the Kohl Center.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a  game-high 19 points and Deron Williams chipped in 11 with 12  assists to lead top-ranked Illinois over Penn State, 90-64, in  a Big Ten battle.
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Fifth-ranked Illinois turns its showdown with No. 24 Gonzaga into a blowout as it beats the Bulldogs convincingly, 89-72.
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Michael Hart rushed for 234 yards and No. 14 Michigan rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Illinois 30-19 Saturday, sending the Illini to their 12th consecutive Big Ten loss.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - James Augustine scored  21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead top-ranked Illinois  to an 84-65 victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten opener for  both at Assembly Hall.