College Basketball: Illinois, North Carolina Cruise
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LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a game-high  18 points to lead top-ranked Illinois over Northwestern State,  69-51, in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Valley High School.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Even though Illinois moved to the top of the college basketball poll for the first time in almost 16 years, the Illini were too busy preparing for Chicago State to celebrate.
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Illinois added to the longest winning streak in the nation and set some school history. Roger Powell Jr. went 10-for-10 from the field and scored 21 points and Dee Brown added 19 points to lead the top-ranked Illini to their 26th straight win, 83-63 over Penn State on Wednesday night.
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Rashad McCants scored 19 points and Raymond Felton added 18 points as No. 9 North Carolina fought off Indiana 70-63 on Wednesday in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Roger Powell Jr. scored  19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead fifth-ranked  Illinois to a lopsided 91-73 win over No. 1 Wake Forest in the  ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Assembly Hall.
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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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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Roger Powell, Jr. scored  21 points and Deron Williams added 18 to lead top-ranked  Illinois to an easy 89-66 victory over the Minnesota Golden  Gophers at Assembly Hall.
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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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LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a game-high 18 points to lead top-ranked Illinois over Northwestern State, 69-51, in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Valley High School.
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NO. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 91, NO. 8 KENTUCKY 78: At Chapel Hill, NC - Rashad McCants scored 28 points, Sean May had 14 points and 19 rebounds and Jawad Williams tipped in a miss to thwart a second-half rally by
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No. 1 Illinois seeks to match its best start since the 1989-90 season when it meets Missouri at the Savvis Center on Wednesday. All five starters scored in double figures in Illinoisâ 93-56 victory over Valparaiso on Sunday.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points and Wayne Ellington added 19 to lead top-ranked North Carolina past visiting North Carolina-Asheville, 93-81, on Wednesday night.
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Points: The penultimate day of 2004 begins with this future ACC matchup. The &quot;happy-to-be-here&quot; factor would seem to favor the Tar Heels, who won their last two games to qualify and will be playing in their home state.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored 26  points and pulled down eight rebounds, as top-ranked Illinois  stayed unbeaten with a 70-59 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin at  Assembly Hall.
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North Carolina was ready for its test Wednesday night. Rashad McCants and Raymond Felton made sure the Tar Heels passed. McCants scored 19 points and Felton added 18 to lead the No.
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Illinois took an unusual route to the top of The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll. The Illini, riding their impressive win over then-top-ranked Wake Forest, vaulted from fifth to No. 1 on Monday, moving past three unbeaten teams.
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WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Virginia Commonwealth nearly cut short No. 2 Wake Forest&#39;s NCAA Tournament run last season.