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What to Expect: Illinois at Indiana

  • Alex Bozich Feb 17, 2023 3
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Indiana will try to bounce back from a 64-62 loss at Northwestern when it hosts Illinois on Saturday at Assembly Hall. The Fighting Illini are 17-8 overall and 8-6 in Big Ten play. Saturday’s game will tip at 12 p.m. ...

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Film Session: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza Jan 21, 2023 3
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In its win against the Illini on Thursday evening, the Hoosiers flashed subtle changes and creativity on both sides of the ball. On offense, Indiana ran more down-screen action than usual for its primary ballhandlers, leading to an effective counter ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s win at Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Jan 20, 2023 3
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Indiana improved to 12-6 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten with an 80-65 win against Illinois on Thursday at the State Farm Center. Here are five takeaways from the win against the Illini: Defensive resurgence continues After three porous ...

It’s incredibly rare for the key moment in a basketball game to come less than two minutes after tipoff. But Thursday night, that’s exactly what happened. At the State Farm Center in Champaign, Indiana started slow and off its game. ...

The Minute After: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza Jan 19, 2023 3
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Thoughts on an 80-65 win against the Illini: The Hoosiers have been here before in the Mike Woodson era. A season ago in Madison, Indiana’s 22-point advantage in the first half crumbled into a five-point loss. In Iowa City earlier ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Brad Underwood and Terrence Shannon addressed the media following Indiana’s 80-65 win against Illinois on Thursday at the State Farm Center. Watch their postgame comments below: (Video via Illini Inquirer on YouTube)

At the Buzzer: Indiana 80, Illinois 65

  • Alex Bozich Jan 19, 2023 3
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Quick thoughts on an 80-65 win at Illinois: How it happened Indiana fell behind 4-0 early, prompting Mike Woodson to call for an early timeout. The Hoosiers responded by scoring the next 12 points to grab an eight-point lead at ...

What to Expect: Indiana at Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Jan 18, 2023 3
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Indiana returns to action on Thursday when it takes on Illinois at the State Farm Center. The Fighting Illini have won four straight and are 13-5 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten. Thursday’s game will tip at 8:30 p.m. ...

With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’ll look at the conference at large and Indiana’s roster over the next month. Today, our team previews conclude with Illinois. Previously: Northwestern, Nebraska, Penn State, Maryland, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Rutgers, Michigan, Purdue, Michigan ...

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Film Session: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza Mar 11, 2022 3
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Trayce Jackson-Davis scored nine of Indiana’s last eleven points this afternoon in its win against the Illini. He shot a perfect 3-of-3 from the field over the final 4:41 of the contest. Jackson-Davis also hit 3-of-4 from the line, his ...

Indiana likely punched its ticket to the 2022 NCAA tournament with a 65-63 win over top-seeded Illinois on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Here are five takeaways from the win against the Fighting Illini: Trayce Jackson-Davis holds his ...

The Minute After: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza Mar 11, 2022 3
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Thoughts on a 65-63 win against the Illini: No second-half miraculous comebacks this time around. Nope, just a locked-in defensive performance against the conference co-champion, the No. 1 seed in this year’s Big Ten tournament. Indiana never let the Illini ...

Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Illinois

  • Jamie Owens Mar 11, 2022 3
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INDIANAPOLIS – Check out 58 photos by Jamie Owens from Indiana’s 65-63 win over Illinois in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

At the buzzer: Indiana 65, Illinois 63

  • Alex Bozich Mar 11, 2022 3
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Quick thoughts on a 65-63 win over Illinois: How it happened: Indiana came out firing offensively on Friday morning at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers scored 13 points in the first 4:38. By the first media timeout, Indiana led Illinois 13-8. ...

What to expect: Illinois

  • Alex Bozich Mar 10, 2022 3
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Indiana’s thrilling 74-69 win over Michigan on Thursday set up a Friday quarterfinal matchup against Illinois in the 2022 Big Ten tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Illinois beat Indiana 74-57 on Feb. 5 in Bloomington. Friday’s rematch is set for an ...

Film Session: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza Feb 7, 2022 3
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Despite some good, often wide-open looks, the Illini missed their first six 3-point attempts of the second half. Two of them were air balls. Such a performance allowed the Hoosiers, who weren’t able to get much going offensively themselves, to ...