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Badgers – Illinois Preview
Posted on 6 Oct 2012 by Jeff Heimerl.
The Badgers face off against the Illini today at Camp Randall. Both teams are coming off of Big Ten losses last week against Nebraska and Penn State. WI lost a close one to Nebraska in Lincoln 30-27. Illinois got thumped 35-7 against Penn State. The Badgers have a 19 game home winning streak on the line, including 10 in a row against Big Ten rivals when at Camp Randall. Illinois will be look...
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Maniscalco Leads Illini to Comeback Victory Over Terrapins
Posted on 30 Nov 2011 by Jason Patt.
When fifth-year senior point guard Sam Maniscalco announced he was transferring to Illinois from Bradley for his final season, most fans figured he would add some toughness and leadership to a young team starving for those qualities. Not many could have predicted the profound impact he's had on the Illini so far. Maniscalco scored 24 points to help lead the Illini to a 71-62 road victory over t...
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Illini Use Second Half Surge to Put Away Ramblers
Posted on 12 Nov 2011 by Jason Patt.
The Assembly Hall was deathly quiet as the Illinois Fighting Illini clung to just a five-point lead over the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers with a tad over 11 minutes remaining in the second half. But a 13-2 run over the next four minutes squashed any hopes of a shocking upset, as the Illini would roll to a 67-49 victory in its season opener. Sophomore forward Meyers Leonard led the way for the Illini...
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Illini Get Shut Out of 2011 NBA Draft
Posted on 25 Jun 2011 by Jason Patt.
Former Illini Demetri McCamey, Jereme Richmond and to a lesser extent Mike Davis were all hoping to hear their name called last night in the 2011 NBA Draft. Unfortunately, their time never came. I guess it shouldn't come as that big a surprise that none of them got picked. I held out a little bit of hope for McCamey and Richmond, but I completely understand why teams stayed away. They both had ...
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2010-11 Illinois Fighting Illini Postmortem
Posted on 23 Mar 2011 by Jason Patt.
I decided to go to the Illinois Midnight Madness on a whim. Spurred on by friends still on campus and my general excitement for the team, I hopped in my car and embarked on the two hour trek to Champaign. As I got closer and closer, my excitement grew higher and higher. I couldn't wait to see this Illini team in action for the first time. Everything seemed to be coming together for a deep t...
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Jayhawks Overpower Illini To Advance to Sweet 16
Posted on 21 Mar 2011 by Jason Patt.
All season, the Illinois Fighting Illini have had problems stringing two strong performances together. After playing a near perfect game against UNLV, the Illini needed a repeat performance in order to upset the 1st seeded Kansas Jayhawks. While the effort was there, the Illini just didn't have enough to overcome the Jayhawks in a 73-59 season-ending loss. Marcus and Markieff Morris domin...
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Illini Finally Play To Potential In Win Over UNLV
Posted on 19 Mar 2011 by Jason Patt.
After failing to live up to expectations all year, the Illinois Fighting Illini finally showed what they were made of. In their most complete performance of the season, Illinois dominated the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in a 73-62 victory that wasn't as close as the score indicated. Mike Davis led the Illini with 22 points and 9 rebounds while Demetri McCamey added 17 points and 7 assists. To be ho...
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Former Bradley Guard Maniscalco to Transfer to Illinois
Posted on 15 Mar 2011 by Jason Patt.
With Demetri McCamey leaving after this season, the Illinois Fighting Illini were going to have a void at point guard. Coach Bruce Weber has been grooming Brandon Paul to play the position, but he is more of a slasher/scorer than a point. Mount Carmel standout Tracy Abrams will arrive on the scene, but relying too much on a freshmen point guard could be asking for trouble. Some help will be on ...
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Illinois Preps For Michigan With #1 Ohio State Looming
Posted on 9 Mar 2011 by Jason Patt.
This Friday on ESPN, the Illinois Fighting Illini will square off against the Michigan Wolverines in the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Both teams sport identical 19-12 overall records and 9-9 Big Ten records. The teams faced off once earlier this season, with the Wolverines traveling to Champaign on February 16th. The Illini won a 54-52 brick-fest that had me wanting to throw som...
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Seniors Shine in Rout of Hoosiers
Posted on 5 Mar 2011 by Jason Patt.
Emotions were running high for the Illinois Fighting Illini on Senior Day in a must win game. In an interesting move, Illinois coach Bruce Weber moved the ceremony honoring the seniors to after the game in order to keep his team more focused. The ploy worked as the Illini (19-12, 9-9 Big Ten) put forth a spirited effort in a 72-48 dismantling of hated rival Indiana (12-19, 3-15 Big Ten)...
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WILDCATS RUN OVER AT WRIGLEY
Posted on 22 Nov 2010 by Ben Chiswick.
The Allstate Wrigleyville Classic was designed to be a Chicagoland bowl game, and that mission certainly proved successful after Wrigleyville turned into the center of the college football world for one wild afternoon in Chicago. Unfortunately for the Northwestern Wildcats, bowl wins have been hard to come by. That trend continued with a 48-27 loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini, even if the g...
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MEET ME AT THE CORNER OF CLARK AND ADDISON
Posted on 17 Nov 2010 by Ben Chiswick.
It’s a shame that such an exciting day for the Northwestern football program feels so bittersweet. For many Chicago-area football fans, November 20 has been circled on the calendar for some time. One of the greatest venues in all of sports, Wrigley Field, will play host to the Northwestern Wildcats’ (7-3, 3-3) final “home” game of the season against their in-state rival, the Illinois Fi...
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