College Basketball: Illini Win, Maryland Trips Up
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored  22 points as No. 1 Illinois remained unbeaten with a convincing  81-68 win over 12th-ranked Michigan State at the Breslin  Center.
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An uneven performance by No. 24 Maryland gave coach Gary Williams and his inconsistent basketball team plenty to think about over the holiday break.
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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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LAS VEGAS -- 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 past Northwestern
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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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Luther Head scored 25 points, including a driving layup with 40 seconds remaining in overtime that sealed No. 1 Illinois' 73-68 win over No. 23 Iowa on Thursday night.
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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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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) - Dee Brown scored 17  points to lead a balanced attack, as sixth-ranked Illinois  opened its season with an 87-67 victory over Delaware State at  Assembly Hall.
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After two straight losses, No. 4 Maryland was looking for a big win to regain some of its swagger. Boston College wound up being just what the defending national champions needed.
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Kristi Toliver scores 15 points, Laura Harper had 13 and No. 1 Maryland closes the first half with a 20-0 run in a 77-33 romp of Northern Iowa on Wednesday.
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Luther Head scored 20 points and No. 1 Illinois overcame foul problems, poor shooting and a second-half surge by Missouri for a 70-64 victory on Wednesday night.
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On Monday afternoon, the Illini were named the No. 1 team by both The Associated Press and Coaches Polls. They celebrated a 78-59 win over Chicago State on Monday night in front of a sold-out Assembly Hall crowd.
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Top-ranked Illinois had its lowest-scoring game of the season, but the Illini remained unbeaten with a 60-47 victory over Indiana on Sunday. James Augustine scored 16 points and Deron Williams' playmaking led to 24 more for Illinois (23-0, 9-0 Big Ten), which should remain the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a second straight week.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a  game-high 19 points and Deron Williams chipped in 11 with 12  assists to lead top-ranked Illinois over Penn State, 90-64, in  a Big Ten battle.
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Nick Novak became the leading scorer in Atlantic Coast Conference history, kicking three field goals and two conversions to lead No. 22 Maryland past Northern Illinois 23-20 in the opener for both teams Saturday night.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - James Augustine scored  21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead top-ranked Illinois  to an 84-65 victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten opener for  both at Assembly Hall.