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4 years
Ayo Dosunmu is the first player in college basketball this season to record a triple-double against a ranked team.
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Illinois is the only team in the nation with two AP Top 25 wins this season. The Illini also have two AP Top 25 wins during September for the first time in program history. #Illini | #HTTO
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4 years
Northwestern made two shots in the second half.
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The 17-point victory at Indiana was the Illini’s largest margin of victory ever at IU’s Assembly Hall, which opened 50 years ago.
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Ayo Dosunmu. The first Illini in history to have two triple doubles.
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4 years
Illinois has nine Quad 1 wins, passing Michigan for the most in the NCAA.
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4 years
Illinois led for 39:12 of the game at Duke. The game was tied for 48 seconds. The game was tied 0-0 for 23 seconds. The game was tied 2-2 for 25 seconds.
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5 years
Illinois is 1-0 when selling beer at Memorial Stadium.
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3 years
Illinois is 22-3 in its last 25 games versus Big Ten opponents.
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4 years
Illinois was 10-for-10 from the free throw line in the final 44 seconds at Wisconsin. Curbelo 4-4 Frazier 4-4 Grandison 2-2
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5 years
Jan. 8 - Illinois wins at Wisconsin for the first time in 10 years Jan. 21 - Illinois wins at Purdue for the first time in 11 years Jan. 25 - Illinois wins at Michigan for the first time in nearly 10 years
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Illinois is the only team in the country to not allow a touchdown at home this season. #Illini | #HTTO
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Illinois won four more games against Big Ten competition than any other team. 19-4 Illinois 15-4 Michigan 15-7 Iowa 15-9 Ohio State 13-7 Purdue 11-11 Rutgers 11-11 Wisconsin
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7 months
Players to average 30+ points in a power-conference tournament since 1996-97: Kevin Durant, Texas (2007) Doug McDermott, Creighton (2014) Terrence Shannon Jr., @IlliniMBB (2024) min. 3 games played
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5 years
Illinois won at Purdue and at Wisconsin in the same season for the first time since the 2004-05 Big Ten championship and national runner-up team.
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5 years
ESPN's best college football players of all-time 1. Brown, Syracuse 2. Walker, Georgia 3. Jackson, Auburn 4. Griffin, Ohio St. 5. Thorpe, Carlisle 6. Grange, @IlliniFootball 7. Campbell, Texas 8. Butkus, @IlliniFootball 9. Sanders, Ok. St. 10. Sayers, Kansas 11. Staubach, Navy
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3 years
Now that Kofi Cockburn has played in 75% of @IlliniMBB games, he's included in the official NCAA stats. Here’s where @kxng_alpha ranks nationally: 4th in scoring (21.8 ppg) 3rd in rebounding (12.1 rpg) 20th in shooting (62.2%) 7th in double-doubles (7)
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9 months
Coleman Hawkins is the only Big Ten player since at least the 2010-11 season to have at least 21 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and six steals in one game. #Illini | #HTTO
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3 years
Illinois beat ranked teams in back-to-back home games in No. 11 Wisconsin and No. 10 Michigan State.
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7 months
Most Points Scored in a Big Ten Tournament 103 Keegan Murray, IOWA 2022 — four games 102 Terrence Shannon Jr., @IlliniMBB 2024 — three games 92 Duane Washington Jr, OSU 2021 — four games 91 Luke Recker, IOWA 2002 — four games 84 Brent Darby, OSU 2003 — four games
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4 years
Teams ranked in the top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency by kenpom: @IlliniMBB (7th/7th) Gonzaga (1st/10th) Houston (9th/6th) Michigan (6th/4th)
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4 years
Illinois has won six straight and 13 of its last 14 games.
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Illinois is 5-1 in Big Ten play for the first time since 2005.
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4 years
No. 5 Illinois vs. No. 2 Baylor will be the Illini's first Top-5 matchup since the 2005 National Championship Game. 4.4.2005 - No. 1 Illini vs. No. 2 UNC
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4 years
Illinois has won four straight games against top-10 teams. at No. 10 Duke vs. No. 7 Iowa at No. 2 Michigan at No. 7 Ohio State
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5 years
In the last 27 seasons, Illinois is the only program to win at Wisconsin, at Purdue, and at Michigan in the same season. Teams to win at Wisconsin, at Purdue, and at Michigan since 1993-94 2019-20 Illinois 2004-05 Illinois
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3 years
2:52 p.m. CT - @IlliniMGolf clinches the Big Ten championship 2:59 p.m. CT - @IlliniMTennis clinches the Big Ten championship
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3 years
Illinois has won five straight games against Michigan.
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5 years
. @IlliniFootball national ranks… » 1st in defensive touchdowns (5) » 1st in turnovers gained (22) » 1st in forced fumbles (17) » 1st in fumble recoveries (15) » 2nd in points off turnovers (105) » 4th in TO margin (+1.33) » 6th in tackles for loss per game (8.4)
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This is the first time since 1983 that Illinois has beaten Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota in the same season. #Illini | #HTTO
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3 years
Kofi Cockburn national ranks 3rd points per game 3rd rebounds per game 3rd def. rebounds per game 4th double-doubles 8th off. rebounds per game 16th field goal percentage
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4 years
You could say it's been a 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 week for @IlliniMBB . 😎
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John Paddock's 507 passing yards is the second-highest single-game total in program history and the most by any player at Memorial Stadium. Only Dave Wilson (621, 11/8/80 at Ohio State) threw for more yards in a single game in program history. #Illini | #HTTO
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3 years
Illinois is the winningest team over the last three Big Ten seasons with a 36-13 (.735) record. Illinois is 21-3 in its last 24 games against Big Ten opponents.
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3 years
Illinois is the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
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3 years
Trent Frazier career ranks at Illinois 2nd games played 3rd three-pointers 6th steals 6th minutes 10th points
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4 years
Illinois went on a 9-0 run in the final 2:13 at No. 7 Ohio State. Ohio State did not score for the final 3:48.
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5 years
Illinois won at Wisconsin, at Purdue, and at Michigan for the second time in the last 60 years. Illinois' 2004-05 Big Ten championship and national runner-up team also won at Wisconsin, Purdue, and Michigan.
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Illinois is the first non-ACC team to win two games at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Mike Krzyzewski in his 41 seasons. Duke’s Largest Non-ACC Home Losses Under Coach K 15 Louisville (91-76) 1/12/1983 15 Illinois (83-68) 12/8/2020 10 Illinois (75-65) 12/2/1995
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5 years
Big Ten Touchdowns 5 Illinois defense 4 Northwestern 3 Rutgers
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Miles Scott was the #1 graded defensive back in the nation by @PFF_College and the #3 overall defender in the nation ( #1 in the Big Ten).
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10/19/2019 - Illinois 24, Wisconsin 23 1/8/2020 - Illinois 71, Wisconsin 70
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4 years
Non-ACC Wins at Duke vs. Coach K 12/5/81 App State 12/29/81 Davidson 11/28/81 Vanderbilt 1/5/83 Wagner 1/12/83 Louisville 12/2/95 @IlliniMBB 12/8/96 Michigan 2/2/6/00 St. John’s 11/26/19 Stephen F. Austin 12/1/20 Michigan State 12/8/20 @IlliniMBB It has only happened 11 times.
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5 years
Trent Frazier did not turn the ball over in tonight's @IlliniMBB win, his sixth straight game without a turnover. He has now played 193:24 minutes since his last turnover, which came in the second half against Missouri on Dec. 21. #Illini
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. @IlliniFootball has not played a conference-only schedule since 1919, when the Illini went 6-1 to win the Big Ten title and claim to the national championship during the 1918 Flu Pandemic.
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3 years
Illinois beat #10 Michigan State despite not scoring in the final 5:32.
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2 years
Nebraska's Trey Palmer entered today's game ranked fourth in the country in receiving yards per game (111.6) and sixth in receiving yards (781). The #Illini defense held Palmer to one catch for one yard on six targets. #HTTO
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5 years
Illinois has equaled last season’s win total. Last season Illinois was 12-21. This season Illinois is 12-5.
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7 years
Mark Smith is the first freshman in the nation to make 20 free throws and shoot 100 percent from the line in his first four games since Trey Freeman (Campbell) went 28-28 in 2011-12. via @collegebb_ref
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5 years
This is the first time ever Illinois won at Wisconsin, at Purdue, and at Michigan in the same month.
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4 years
Three of the top five in the kenpom Player of the Year standings will meet Sunday. 3. Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois 4. Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Chicago 5. Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
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2 years
Coleman Hawkins' block of Boo Buie to seal the game with 2 seconds left was Illinois' 162nd block of the season, tying the school record for blocks previously set in 1978-79. Illinois leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the NCAA in blocked shots, averaging 5.8 bpg.
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5 years
Most wins in men's CBB history 2,303 Kentucky 2,285 Kansas 2,269 UNC 2,188 Duke 1,935 Temple 1,912 Syracuse 1,896 UCLA 1,890 Notre Dame 1,865 St. John’s 1,837 Indiana 1,829 Utah 1,824 Arizona 1,824 Cincinnati 1,813 Purdue 1,804 WKU 1,802 Washington 1,800 Texas 1,800 Illinois
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4 years
Ayo Dosunmu is a National Player of the Year candidate. Can present that as fact.
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2 years
After holding Minnesota to 38 passing yards, Illinois is the only team in the country to hold two opponents to 40 or fewer passing yards this season.
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4 years
Illinois is 1-0 in its last one games against top-10 teams at Memorial Stadium, a 24-23 win over #6 Wisconsin last season. #analytics
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4 years
Illinois won 16 Big Ten games (16-4), the most ever in the history of the program. The previous school record of 15 league victories was set in 1984 (15-3, co-champions) and equaled in 2005 (15-1, champions).
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Illinois is the Big Ten’s winningest team over the last three seasons with a 44-16 record in league play, and a 47-16 mark when including the conference tournament.
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5 years
P Blake Hayes has placed 22 punts inside the 20 yard line, 12 within the 10-yard line, and seven within the three-yard line with just one touchback this season.
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2 years
Following conference championship games, Illinois will enter bowl season ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense (12.2), INTs (22), passing efficiency D (89.8), passing TDs allowed (8), yards per pass attempt (5.4), and takeaways (30). Illinois is No. 2 in total D (263.8).
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The #Illini picked up their first win as a ranked team over a ranked opponent since Nov. 17, 2001, at #25 Ohio State. #HTTO
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Illinois is the only team in college basketball this season to win a game scoring fewer than 60 points while shooting less than 30% overall and less than 20% from three.
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Bret Bielema has tied the program record for road ranked wins (AP/Coaches/CFP) during his first four seasons. He is the second coach in Illinois history to win three ranked games on the road during his first three seasons, joining Lou Tepper (1992-96). #Illini | #HTTO
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Final regular season numbers for Naismith Trophy semifinalist Ayo Dosunmu. 20.9 points 6.2 rebounds 5.2 assists 49.2% shooting 40.0% three-point shooting
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Illinois becomes the first program to ever win four consecutive games at Kohl Center (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024). #Illini // #HTTO
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4 years
Title game vs. Ohio State Dosunmu » 16 points, 9 rebounds Cockburn » 16 points, 9 rebounds Curbelo » 16 points, 6 rebounds Williams » 13 points, 3 rebounds Bezhanishvili » 12 points, 6 rebounds Frazier » 10 points, 4 rebounds
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Illinois is the Big Ten’s winningest team in league play over the last four years with 55 conference wins. Illinois and Iowa will be the only teams to finish above .500 in Big Ten play each of the last four seasons.
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4 years
Illinois held Wisconsin to 19 rebounds, the fewest by a ranked team in college basketball this season.
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Illinois Men's Basketball
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Battling for Boards. Today's Rebounding Margin: ➕2️⃣7️⃣ #Illini | #EveryDayGuys
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Longest Current Power-5 Winning Streaks 25 Clemson 15 Ohio State 11 Baylor 11 Minnesota 10 LSU 8 Oregon 5 Utah 4 Illinois 4 Indiana
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Illinois has won seven straight and 14 of its last 15 games entering the NCAA Tournament.
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Minnesota is the first team to shoot 60% overall and 70% from three-point range and lose since Samford lost 107-106 (OT) to Wofford on Jan. 24, 2019. No power conference team has shot 60%/70% and lost since at least 2010-11.
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Illinois’ 15-point win is tied for Duke’s largest nonconference home loss under Mike Krzyzewski in his 41 seasons.
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Ayo Dosunmu is the first Illini in history to have a triple-double on the road.
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Chase Brown is now sixth on Illinois' all-time rushing list. In today's game, he has passed Howard Griffith, Rashard Mendenhall, Pierre Thomas, Juice Williams, Mikel Leshoure and Josh Ferguson. #Illini | #HTTO
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Tonight marks the first time in program history that the Illini have had a 100-yard rusher (Brown, 105) and two 100-yard receivers (Bryant, 112; Williams, 103) in the same game. #Illini
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Illinois is the only school to beat Minnesota in football, men's basketball and women's basketball this year.
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Ayo Dosunmu is the first player born after Jan. 1, 2000 to score for @IlliniMBB .
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Bret Bielema has improved to 21-19 in his Illinois career with today’s win. He is the first head coach in program history to start .500 or better through their first 40 games since Lou Tepper started 21-18-1 in 1995. #Illini | #HTTO
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Most points vs. Wisconsin: 24, Illinois Most takeaways vs. Wisconsin: 3, Illinois Most rushing yards vs. Wisconsin: 141, Illinois Most pass TDs vs. Wisconsin: 2, Illinois (tied) Most rush TDs vs. Wisconsin: 1, Illinois (tied) Longest rush vs. Wisconsin: 43, Reggie Corbin
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Illinois has won eight of its last nine Big Ten road games, and 13 of its last 15.
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Brad Underwood is now 12-10 against AP Top-10 opponents in his Illinois career. Underwood is also 12-5 in the last 17 games against AP Top-10 opponents. #Illini | #HTTO
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4 years
Illinois Dunks at Minnesota Kofi Cockburn (4) Ayo Dosunmu Adam Miller Giorgi Bezhanishvili Coleman Hawkins
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8 years
For the first time ever, the Cubs won a playoff game on the same day Illinois won a football game.
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Illinois’ Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Players Brian Cook, F, 2003 James Augustine, C, 2005 Ayo Dosunmu, G, 2021 Terrence Shannon Jr., G, 2024
@IlliniMBB
Illinois Men's Basketball
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2024 Jim and Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player Big Ten All-Tournament Team @Sn1per_T #Illini | #HTTO | #EveryDayGuys
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Illinois was 14-17 from the free throw line, a season-best 82.4%. The Illini were 12-13 (92.3%) in the second half.
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Illinois has 100 more wins than Northwestern in the teams’ all-time series. The Illini lead the all-time series, 143-43. #HTTO
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Michigan State had a 99.6% win probability at the end of the third quarter, according to @ESPNStatsInfo .
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Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Players from @IlliniMBB 2003 Brian Cook 2005 James Augustine 2021 Ayo Dosunmu
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Power-5 Teams Longest Current Winning Streaks 26 Clemson 16 Ohio State 11 LSU 9 Oregon 6 Utah 4 Illinois 4 Georgia 4 Texas A&M
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Marcus Domask, Quincy Guerrier and Ty Rodgers are the first #Illini trio to all record double-doubles in the same game since at least the 2010-11 season. #HTTO
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Ricky Smalling's 76-yard reception was the longest in program history by a true freshman.
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4 years
Illinois has five top-10 wins during the Brad Underwood era. No. 7 Iowa (1/29/21) at No. 10 Duke (12/8/20) No. 5 Michigan (12/11/2019) at No. 9 Penn State (2/18/20) No. 9 Michigan State (2/5/19)
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Big Ten Road Wins 4 @IlliniMBB 4 Penn State 4 Maryland
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3 years
Illinois led for 25 seconds in the first round win over Chattanooga.
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Bret Bielema improved to 20-19 in his Illinois career with tonight’s win. He is the first #Illini head coach to start .500 or better through the first 39 games since Lou Tepper started 20-18-1 in 1995. #HTTO
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3 years
Second half rebounds 15 Kofi Cockburn 10 Maryland
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Illinois has won nine of its last 12 Big Ten road games, and 14 of its last 18. Illinois has 19 road wins in Big Ten play over the last three years, four more than the next closest team (WIS, 15). Illinois is 19-10 during this stretch (.655), one of only three teams .500+.
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