Illinois Remains Unbeaten, but Face Threats
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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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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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Although the visitors did not get a victory, the United States is still in a good position after what figured to be the most threatening game of the regional semifinal round.
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Illinois knocked one of college basketball's oldest records out of the books. The top-ranked Illini remained Division I's only unbeaten team with an 83-63 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night. Their 26th straight win is a school record, bettering the 25 in a row won from February 1914 to February 1916.
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Fifth-ranked Illinois turns its showdown with No. 24 Gonzaga into a blowout as it beats the Bulldogs convincingly, 89-72.
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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.
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Senior Kyle Orton threw four touchdown passes as No. 15 Purdue (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) survived its Big Ten season opener against Illinois 38-30 Saturday.
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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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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Deron Williams scored a  season-high 23 points to go along with seven assists and Luther  Head added 20 points to lead No. 1 Illinois to a 105-79 victory  over Longwood in the first-ever meeting between the schools.
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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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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Michael Hart rushed for 234 yards and No. 14 Michigan rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Illinois, 30-19, yesterday, sending the Illini to their 12th consecutive Big Ten loss. Hart ran for 127 yards and Max Martin added 60 yards rushing in the second half as the Wolverines (6-1, 4-0) kept the ball on the ground ...
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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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CHAMPAIGN, Illinois (Ticker) -- No. 13 Michigan tries to avoid its first road loss to Illinois in 21 years when the Big Ten Conference foes meet Saturday.
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Even with a 12-game winning streak, a regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championship and the best ranking in school history, Southern Illinois is still hungry.
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If No. 1 Illinois keeps this up, the Fighting Illini might be returning to St. Louis to finish the season. Luther Head scored 20 points, and Deron Williams had nine of his 19 points in the
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One dazzling streak ended and another endured. Top-ranked Illinois beat No. 18 Wisconsin, 75-65, last night, extending the nation's longest winning streak to 20 games and ending the nation's longest home-court winning streak at 38.