No. 1 Illinois takes control with 10-0 run late in first half
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It took a while for the top-ranked Illini basketball team to find a little traction Thursday night. But when the Fighting Illini dug in â-t one point going
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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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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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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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CHICAGO -- Greg Oden took a half to get acclimated. Once he settled in, he became the force on offense that No. 1 Ohio State needed for its 15th straight victory.
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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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Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. were looking out for No. 1. Smith tossed touchdown passes of 5 and 58 yards to Ginn on top-ranked Ohio State's first two possessions to fuel the Buckeyes' 35-12 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday.
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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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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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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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Illinois coach Ron Turner walks the sidelines during the first quarter against Northwestern, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, in Evanston, Ill.
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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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Poor tackling, missed opportunities and turnovers plagued Illinois through a 1-11 season last year and all were factors again in Saturday&#39;s 35-17 loss to UCLA.
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Top-ranked Illinois jumps out to a 20-3 lead to start the game and coasts to a 60-47 victory over Indiana Sunday and stays unbeaten.
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Dee Brown made sure that all Purdue gave No. 1 Illinois was a scare. Brown scored all 14 of his points in the second half to lead the Illini to a 68-59 victory over Purdue on Saturday.
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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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Iowa stayed close in the first half against Louisville on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational. The Hawkeyes dominated the next 20 minutes.