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Video: Ferrell, Sheehey preview Illinois

Sophomore Yogi Ferrell and senior Will Sheehey met with the media on Monday afternoon to preview Tuesday’s Big Ten opener at Illinois. Watch their comments in the media player below:

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What to Expect: Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Dec 30, 2013 3
 
What to Expect: Illinois

For the fifth straight year, Indiana will open Big Ten play on New Year’s Eve. This season’s assignment is Illinois at the State Farm Center in Champaign. The Fighting Illini are 11-2 and 7-0 at home. The game will be ...

Pick to Click: Illinois

  • Staff Dec 30, 2013 3
 
Pick to Click: Illinois

For those unfamiliar with the Pick to Click, you can read the ground rules and how it all works at this link. This year’s contest will once again include all eighteen Big Ten games and prizes ($100 gift certificate to Amazon.com ...

2013-2014 ITH season preview: Illinois Fighting Illini

One thing's for certain in John Groce's early Illini tenure: He's never short on histrionics. In a sport where coaches strut the sideline like a runway, Groce's facial contortions stand out. But a more important, less superficial analysis of Groce's first full season in Champaign reveals a season in which he didn't let the program slip. The team started out 12-0, which included a win over Butler for the 2012 Maui Invitational Championship. Illinois climbed as high as No. 10 in week seven of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. While the Big Ten season (8-10, tied-7th) was nothing more than average, the Illini did nip then-No. 1 Indiana at the other Assembly Hall. The team also made the NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed after missing out in Bruce Weber's last season at the helm. It beat Colorado in the second round before falling to No. 2 Miami in a close game, 63-59. And Groce's returns with recruits should give the Illini faithful some hope. It's been a super September. Class of 2014 standouts Quentin Snider (No. 37), a former Louisville verbal, and Leron Black (No. 39) both gave pledges to Groce this month. Both were also targets of the Indiana staff.

The Minute After: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza Mar 15, 2013 3
 
The Minute After: Illinois

Thoughts on an 80-64 victory over Illinois: CHICAGO — Two D.J. Richardson free throws closed the gap to 60-52 with 8:17 to go, and you wondered: Would it happen again? Would the Illini make a late charge like they did ...

Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Illinois

  • Staff Mar 15, 2013 3
 
Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Illinois

CHICAGO — Check out 23 photos by Jamie Owens from Indiana’s 80-64 win over Illinois at the United Center in the embedded photo gallery after the jump. Purchase prints from J. Scott Sports.

Film Session: Breakdown of the breakdown

  • Ryan Corazza Feb 8, 2013 3
 
Film Session: Breakdown of the breakdown

From the 2:49 mark onward, the Illini finished Thursday night’s upset on a 12-2 run (13-2 over the last 3:33). Beyond Indiana’s breakdown on the final play of the ballgame, the Hoosiers were also out-executed on D.J. Richardson’s back-to-back 3-pointers. ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s loss at Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — After leading by 14 points on two separate occasions, Indiana couldn’t hold on Thursday night at Assembly Hall and the No. 1 Hoosiers dropped their second conference game 74-72 to Illinois. The loss moved IU into a ...

Notebook: Dissecting the decisive final play

  • Justin Albers Feb 8, 2013 3
 
Notebook: Dissecting the decisive final play

No. 1 Indiana was outscored 13-2 down the stretch Thursday night, so the game’s final play certainly wasn’t the only reason the Hoosiers fell 74-72 at Illinois. But since it was what ultimately ended the game, let’s take a closer ...

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HD Video: Tom Crean reacts to loss at Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Feb 7, 2013 3
 
HD Video: Tom Crean reacts to loss at Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tom Crean met with the media following No. 1 Indiana’s 74-72 loss to Illinois at Assembly Hall on Thursday evening. Watch and listen to his postgame comments in the embedded media player below:

HD Video: IU players react to loss at Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Feb 7, 2013 3
 
HD Video: IU players react to loss at Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Christian Watford, Cody Zeller and Jordan Hulls met with the media following No. 1 Indiana’s 74-72 loss to Illinois on Thursday at Assembly Hall. Watch and listen to their postgame comments in the embedded media player below:

The Minute After: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza Feb 7, 2013 3
 
The Minute After: Illinois

Thoughts on a 74-72 loss at the hands of the Illini: “We didn’t put them away when we had the opportunity. That’s really the bottom line.” — Tom Crean The Illini hung tight, never letting the Hoosiers step on their ...

Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Illinois

  • Staff Feb 7, 2013 3
 
Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Illinois

Check out 19 photos by Jamie Owens from Indiana’s 74-72 loss to Illinois at Assembly Hall in the embedded photo gallery after the jump. Purchase prints from J. Scott Sports.

Pick to Click: Illinois

  • Staff Feb 6, 2013 3
 
Pick to Click: Illinois

Rules are here, for those unfamiliar. Standings through five games are here. (Note: Everyone who made a pick the first game was added to the spreadsheet even if they didn’t get the pick correct. After that game, only new people that ...

HD Video: Hoosiers preview trip to Champaign

  • Stuart Jackson Feb 6, 2013 3
 
HD Video: Hoosiers preview trip to Champaign

Associate head coach Tim Buckley, Cody Zeller and Jeremy Hollowell met with the media on Wednesday afternoon to preview No. 1 Indiana’s Thursday showdown with Illinois in Champaign. Watch both press conferences in the embedded media players below:

What to Expect: Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Feb 6, 2013 3
 
What to Expect: Illinois

Indiana tips off a two-game roadtrip tomorrow evening when the Hoosiers travel to Assembly Hall for the first time since March of 2011 to take on Illinois. The Fighting Illini, once ranked No. 10 in the country, are just 2-7 ...