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Illinois' Benn still looks for breakout game
The big goals are off the table for Arrelious Benn and Illinois, but all is not lost.
Highly touted freshman Brandon Paul got a lot of the credit for leading Illinois to two strong performances to start the season.
Illinois expects boost from return of Jeffrey Jordan
When Demetri McCamey was on the court Tuesday night against Northern Illinois, everything was fine for Illinois.
Richardson Scores 15 Points To Lead Illinois To Rout Of Presbyterian
Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 15 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to help No. 23 Illinois overcome a sluggish start and beat Presbyterian College 94-48 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday night.
Blue Hose huge underdogs in bout with 23rd-ranked Illini
The opening round of the Las Vegas Invitational takes place at campus sites around the country, and two of the teams in the event will meet at Assembly Hall in Champaign tonight, as the Blue Hose of Presbyterian pay a visit to the 23rd-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini.
Illinois junior Arrelious Benn hoping for strong finish
Arrelious Benn won't say the one word those closest to him use to describe his season.
MATCHUP: Illini vs. Northwestern
When Illinois runs Just when it looked like Mikel Leshoure had taken over the No.
Huskies seek upset of 23rd-ranked Fighting Illini
The 23rd-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini take aim at their second straight win to open the season as they play host to the Huskies of Northern Illinois tonight at Assembly Hall in Champaign.
Getting offensive: QB Jacob Charest looked shaky for most of his first career start but recovered for a 10-yard touchdown run and a 32-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.
Illinois lineman has extra motivation for Northwestern game
To attend his son's football games, Samuel Asamoah would lug so much medical equipment with him that his hotel rooms looked like hospital rooms.
Illini fall short to Northwestern
Northwestern's Sherrick McManis runs past Illinois' Jarred Fayson with what was later ruled to be an interception in the fourth quarter of the game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov.
SIU-Edwardsville faces tall task in clash with No. 23 Illinois
The 23rd-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini go in search of their 11th straight season-opening win when they play host to the Cougars of SIU-Edwardsville tonight at Assembly Hall in Champaign.
Mike Kafka throws for 305, Sherrick McManis pick seals Northwestern's 21-16 win
Referee Dan Capron says that Illini receiver Jarred Fayson never had possession of the ball Wildcat corner Sherrick McManis pulled off his chest to seal Northwestern's 21-16 win.
Illinois' junior point guard has impressed coach Weber with a new attitude.
The compliment was so foreign to his ears that Demetri McCamey at first thought Illinois coach Bruce Weber had intended the comment for one of his teammates.
Paul Scores 22 To Lead No. 23 Illinois To 96-69 Win Over SIU Edwardsville
Freshman guard Brandon Paul scored 22 points, and No. 23 Illinois rolled to a 96-69 victory over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Friday night.
Illini sign three prep basketball standouts
A year after signing a class of recruits that helped pushed Illinois back into the Top 25 this season, Illini have signed three players considered to be among the country's 100 best.
Illinois seeking more inside scoring
If there was one character trait Illinois revealed about itself during its last exhibition, it was the Illini like to shoot 3-pointers -- a lot.
It's risky to put too much on the shoulders of a freshman. But D.J. Richardson, Illinois' 6-3 guard from Peoria Central by way of a Nevada prep school, keeps tempting us to do that.
Paul hopes to add instant offense to Illinois basketball
Nobody had to tell him Illinois had trouble scoring a year ago. Brandon Paul could see that when he watched his future team struggle in games like its infamous 38-33 loss to Penn State.
Big Ten Conference News And Notes
ILLINOIS: The Fighting Illini have their first win streak of the season after holding off Minnesota in Minneapolis over the weekend, 35-32. Young QB Jacob Charest threw for a career-high 185 yards and a TD after replacing Juice Williams, who left in the first quarter with an ankle injury.
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