Illini Drop United Center Game To Ohio State 77-67
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong in the Illini men's annual basketball game at the United Center in Chicago.
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong in the Illini men's annual basketball game at the United Center in Chicago.
The Illini men's basketball team lost its Big Ten opener 75-60 Sunday in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Illini men played catch-up all night, but never caught the Iowa Hawkeyes, who won the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament 96-87, Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Michigan State converted 68% of its field goal attempts and out-rebounded the Illini men 37-15 en route to an 87-74 win last night in Champaign.
Newcomers Kipper Nichols and Te'Jon Lucas led the way as the Illini men plowed past MIchigan 85-69 last night in Champaign. Illinois evened its Big Ten record at 2-2, while improving to 12-5 overall. Michigan drops to 11-6, 1-3 in the conference.