Illinois ended its three-game losing streak thanks to some bad basketball by the Hawkeyes.
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Illini basketball preview: Iowa
Illinois vs. Iowa 8 pm TV: Big Ten Network John Groce gave maybe his most open press conference yesterday, which I mean as faint praise. Sure, he doesn’t give alternative facts, but what he does …
Illini basketball preview: Michigan
Illinois at Michigan 1:15 pm TV: Big Ten Network If you remember correctly, Illinois (12-7, 2-4) beat the pants off Michigan (12-7, 2-4) 10 days ago. You probably don’t, however, because Illinois has since rolled …
Illini basketball preview: Purdue
Illinois at #21 Purdue 6 pm TV: Big Ten Network It’s easy to hate Purdue in the abstract (regardless of what our publisher thinks), but it’s really hard to hate this version of the Boilermakers’ …
Indoor ice storm
Illinois fell victim to a vicious cold streak on offense, allowing Maryland to come back and steal a victory.
Dr. Orangelove or: How Groce learned to love the freshmen
Kipper Nichols and Te'Jon Lucas got big roles on Wednesday and led Illinois to a big win over Michigan.
Illini basketball preview: Michigan
Illinois vs. Michigan 8 pm TV: Big Ten Network Last time the Illini played, the team forgot the first 10 minutes count and left Indiana with a big black eye. It’s hard to account for what …
Illini basketball preview: Indiana
Illinois at Indiana 4 pm TV: ESPNU Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Nebraska is top of the Big Ten and Indiana is in last place. No? No, it isn’t, because nothing makes …
Necessary toughness
Illinois showed two extremes of its personality, but toughed out a good win against Ohio State.
Illini basketball preview: Ohio State
Illinois vs. Ohio State 6 pm TV: Big Ten Network New year, new story. That has to be the motto for Illinois (10-4, 0-1) after its embarassing Big Ten opener at Maryland. In College Park …