Western Carolina (3-4) All-time: 0-2 (last Illinois 72 – 64 WCU, 12/4/12) Tip-off: 2 p.m. at State Farm Center TV: ESPN3 Western Carolina’s wins have come against UNC-Asheville, Hiwassee, and Warren Wilson…yep. Maybe, finally, the …
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Gift ideas for the Illini fan in your life
Illinois couldn't give fans a win against Notre Dame, but you can give some great stuff to the fan you know.
Illinois-Notre Dame Preview
Notre Dame (4-2) All-time: 27-13 (last #22 Notre Dame 68 – #11 Illinois 60, 3/22/2003) Tip-off: 8:15 pm at the newly renovated State Farm Center TV: ESPN 2 Illinois (3-4) looked the best it has …
Illinois-UAB preview
UAB (3-1) All-time: 1-1 (last: UAB 59 – 52 Illinois, 11/24/1984) Tip-off: 7:30 p.m. (in Niceville, FL, for the Emerald Coast Classic) TV: CBS Sports Network You’re still paying attention? Then congratulations on caring about …
Our long mid-state nightmare is finally over
Illinois overcame Chicago State and a curse to mercifully end their stretch in Springfield.
Illinois-Chicago State preview
Chicago State (3-1) All-time: 0-11 (last meeting: Illinois 77–53 Chicago St., 11/22/13) Tip-off: 7 pm in Springfield TV: ESPN 3 (streaming) After four games, Chicago State is averaging 96.75 points per game. With Illinois’s defense …
Scraping the bottom: Illini lose to Chattanooga
Illini basketball stumbled to its worst start since 1965, so we take a look back at other years that have felt as bad as this one at Illinois.
Illinois-Chattanooga preview
Chattanooga (2-0) All time: 0-1 (Chattanooga 75-63 Illinois, second round 1997 NCAA Tournament) Tip-off: 7:30 pm in Springfield TV: Big Ten Network The Mocs most recent game is no comparison for Illinois (a 94-55 drubbing …
F this team: Minnesota
Mark Mowery of The Daily Gopher breaks down Illinois's clash with Minnesota this weekend.
Illinois-Providence preview
Providence (1-0) All-time: Providence 2-0 Illinois Tip-off: 6 pm in Providence, RI TV: Fox Sports 1 Going to Providence is about one thing for Illinois: stopping Kris Dunn. In their opener, Harvard hung around almost …