Illini a 4-star hoops power
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CHAMPAIGN -- ESPN&#39;s Jay Bilas said Deron Williams, the Big Ten&#39;s Preseason Player of the Year, wouldn&#39;t rank in the top 10 in the ACC.
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LAS VEGAS -- No. 1 Illinois got the tuneup it wanted Thursday, grinding out a 69-51 victory over Northwestern State. &quot;I was happy with the way they made strides today,&#39;&#39; said Illini coach Bruce Weber, who
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Trevon Hughes scored 22 points and Brian Butch added 16 as No. 21 Wisconsin beat Illinois 70-60 on Thursday night to give the Illini their first four-game losing streak under coach Bruce Weber.
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Illinois took an unusual route to the top of The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll.
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Marscilla Packer made up for Brandie Hoskins' absence in Ohio State's first game since a season-ending injury to its second-leading scorer. Jessica Davenport scored 28 points and Packer added 17 as the fourth-ranked Buckeyes beat Illinois 69-60 on Sunday.
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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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By Mark Gokavi Staff Writer  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After some rough days for the Ohio State basketball team, Wednesday was a good night.   The fourth-ranked Buckeyes finished strong, earning a 78-60 victory in front of 13,961 fans.
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Many teams have trouble finding a quality point guard. No. 4 Ohio State starts two of them.
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Their three-guard lineup carried them as the No. 1 Illini remained the only undefeated team in Division I men's basketball.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - James Augustine scored a  game-high 16 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead No. 1  Illinois past Indiana, 60-47, at Assembly Hall.
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Top-ranked Illinois had its lowest-scoring game of the season, but the Illini remained unbeaten with a 60-47 victory over Indiana on Sunday. James Augustine scored 16 points and Deron Williams' playmaking led to 24 more for Illinois (23-0, 9-0 Big Ten), which should remain the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a second straight week.
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Deron Williams scored 20 points to lead No. 5 Illinois to a 89-72 win over No. 24 Gonzaga on Saturday in the John Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse.
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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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Illinois leads the all-time series, 5-0, including wins in each of the last four seasons...Illinois has made a three-pointer in 234 straight games...The Illini were coming off an impressive 91-73 victory over top-ranked Wake Forest on Wednesday.
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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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Wake Forest showed up at Illinois&#39; Assembly Hall last night No, 1 on the college basketball charts with a bullet. The bullet, unfortunately for the Deacons, was pointed straight downward.
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Top-ranked teams might want to think twice about visiting Assembly Hall. Roger Powell Jr. scored 19 points, Dee Brown and Luther Head added 16 each and No. 5 Illinois made No. 1 Wake Forest look more like a nonconference patsy in a 91-73 rout Wednesday night. The Illini led by double-digits for the last 28-plus minutes of the game, and were up by as much as 32 in the second half.