No. 1 Illinois Beats Michigan St. 81-68
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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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The last time top-ranked Illinois got off to this fast a start, it reached the Final Four. Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5-for-9 from 3-point range to lead the Illini
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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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Jamaal Tatum and Matt Shaw score 19 points apiece and No. 11 Southern Illinois wins its 12th in a row, 71-59, over Drake on Friday.
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Rather than worry about the NCAA selection process, Southern Illinois is sticking to what it can control. Jamaal Tatum and Matt Shaw had 19 points apiece and the No. 11 Salukis won their 12th in a row, 71-59 over Drake in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Friday. That gives them another chance to build their resume.
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Eric Gordon and Indiana stick it to Illinois again, as the freshman, who reneged on an Illini commitment to sign with the Hoosiers, leads an Indiana rally to a 62-58 win.
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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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Deron Williams scored a season-high 23 points and had seven assists to lead top-ranked Illinois to a 105-79 victory over Longwood on Monday night.
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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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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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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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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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Drew Neitzel scored nine of his 15 points during a key stretch in the second half, helping No. 8 Michigan State beat Illinois 51-41 and set a school record on Wednesday night.
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Top-ranked Illinois shoots 52 percent from three-point range, making 13 overall, to roll over No. 12 Michigan State, 81-68, in East Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday.
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Illinois was supposed to get its first major test of the season in the John R. Wooden Tradition on Saturday. Instead, the fifth-ranked Illini turned it into another rout.
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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 conference loss.
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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.