No. 1 Ill. Beat No. 22 Cincinnati 67-45
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Deron Williams had 18 points and six rebounds to help No. 1 Illinois defeat No. 22 Cincinnati 67-45 in the final game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Friday.
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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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Eric Gordon and No. 10 Indiana stuck it to Illinois again. The high scoring freshman, who reneged on an oral commitment with the Illini and signed instead with the Hoosiers, had 17 points and Indiana rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half to beat Illinois 62-58 Sunday.
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A.J. Graves sank a 35-foot shot at the buzzer to lift No. 16 Butler to a 57-55 win over Southern Illinois on Friday 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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Luther Head scored 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 points and nine assists as Illinois celebrated its new No. 1 ranking with a 78-59 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.
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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.
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Illinois now holds a 3-1 edge in its all-time meetings with the Hoyas...The Illini had an average halftime lead of 19.6 points in their first seven contests...Jonathan Wallace finished with 10 points for Georgetown while Bowman, the team&#39;s leading scorer
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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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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Luther Head had a  game-high 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 along with nine  assists as top-ranked Illinois cruised to a 78-59 victory over  in-state foe Chicago State at Assembly Hall.
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Jason Maxiell had 30 points and eight rebounds, and Eric Hicks added 17 points Thursday night in No. 22 Cincinnati's 95-69 victory over Longwood in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
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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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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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Freshman reserve Roy Bright had a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds Monday night, helping No. 22 Cincinnati roll to a 95-43 victory over Jackson State.
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Illinois had nothing but easy wins so far this season; the top-ranked Illini even cruised over the likes of Wake Forest and Gonzaga. For the first time this season they were pushed to final minute and it was still a victory, 70-64 over Missouri on Wednesday night.
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Illinois had nothing but easy wins so far this season; the top-ranked Illini even cruised over the likes of Wake Forest and Gonzaga.
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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.