Big Ten openers haven&#39;t treated Illini well
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It doesn&#39;t take a doctorate in football to recognize the differences between Joe Tiller&#39;s tenure at Purdue and Ron Turner&#39;s equally long stay at Illinois.
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Illinois coach Ron Turner walks the sidelines during the first quarter against Northwestern, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, in Evanston, Ill.
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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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Will Ron Turner survive in Champaign? Does Purdue have a legitimate gripe with the officials? Will the week off benefit the surging Badgers?
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But this rotation of No. 1 teams, which had a host of them a year ago, might not be as fluid this season if Illinois keeps playing the way it did Wednesday night.
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James Augustine tied his career high with 21 points as No. 1 Illinois all but abandoned its outside game for inside jumpers and layups in a 84-65 win over Ohio State in its Big Ten opener Wednesday night.
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Missouri needed to be perfect to fare well in its final two games of 2004. The Tigers faltered last week against Illinois, the nation&#39;s No.
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Late last night in their game against Minnesota, the Penn State Nittany Lions needed to make a comeback. More appropriately, they needed their offense.
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There was no celebrating when Illinois&#39; players found out they were the No. 1-ranked team in college basketball on Monday afternoon.
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Illini coach Ron Turner is uncertain who will start at quarterback when Illinois plays host to No. 14 Michigan on Saturday (11 am, Ch.
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Illinois&#39; lead peaks at 32 points as it extends home streak to 35 victories over nonconference opponents. The Atlantic Coast Conference has won its five previous challenges with the Big Ten by an aggregate 27-17 record.
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But no one can pretend that Saturday&#39;s Iowa-Michigan matchup hasn&#39;t lost a little juice after the Hawkeyes muddied the desert in a 44-7 loss to Arizona State and the Wolverines barely escaped
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Top-ranked Illinois tuned out chants of "Overrated!" from a raucous section of Northwestern students and showed them why the Illini are still unbeaten.
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ST. LOUIS - Top-ranked Illinois faced adversity for the first time this season. That means a coaching opportunity for Bruce Weber the next time he puts in a game tape.
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The Illini (2-0), who opened the season with wins over Lehigh and Florida A&amp;M, climbed one spot to No. 5 in The Associated Press men&#39;s basketball poll, returing to their preseason ranking after slipping one spot in the first regular-season poll.
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Illinois head coach Ron Turner expects Jon Beutjer to be in the starting lineup when the Illini start Big Ten play Saturday against No.
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There was little celebrating when Illinois men&#39;s players found out they were ranked No. 1 in the nation yesterday afternoon. There was a game to play at night.