University of Illinois
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Last-minute 3-pointer downs IllinoisMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - PISCATAWAY, N.J. - DeShawn Freeman's sixth 3-pointer of the season may have knocked Illinois out of the NCAA Tournament and put coach John Groce out of a job. Freeman sc...
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North: Wildcats deserve to dance, but what about Illini?Mar 03, 2017 4:00 am - If the Northwestern Wildcats (21-9) are not invited to the 2017 NCAA men's basketball tournament, I'll be stunned. After an exciting last-second victory Wednesday evenin...
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With win over Michigan State, Illinois keeps tourney hopes aliveMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — Malcolm Hill scored 22 points to lead Illinois to a 73-70 win over Michigan State on Wednesday night. Michigan State had a chance to win the game in the last...
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Big second half leads Illinois over Northwestern 66-50Feb 21, 2017 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Illinois coach John Groce could only say one thing after his team defeated Northwestern 66-50 on Tuesday night. "That was exhausting, another war," Groce sai...
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Hill leads Illinois over IowaFeb 18, 2017 12:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa - Malcolm Hill scored 21 points and hauled down 8 rebounds and Illinois held on for a 70-66 win over Iowa on Saturday. Michael Finke, Jalen Coleman-Lands...
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Not even bracketologists can figure out the Big Ten
Feb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Within an hour on Tuesday night, the random-number generator that is Big Ten basketball this season spit out another batch of head-scratching results. Michigan beat Mich...
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Illinois pulls away late to upset Northwestern 68-61Feb 07, 2017 12:00 am - EVANSTON — With little but in-state pride at stake for Illinois, the scales seem poised Tuesday to lean towards a Northwestern team that finds itself in striking distanc...
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10 in-state players for Illinois are its most since 2008
Feb 02, 2017 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Illinois coach Lovie Smith signed 10 in-state players in his 23-man recruiting class Wednesday, the most from the Land of Lincoln since 2008. For fans who ha...
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Women's Watch: Illinois' LeDuc a self-starter on the matJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - Floor exercise is gymnast Lizzy LeDuc's favorite event. The Illinois sophomore won it as part of a four-event triumph last week in a quad meet against Rutgers, UIC and E...
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Illinois outlasts NC State 88-74 in ACC/Big 10 Challenge