Game notes: Illinois at Maryland
November 29, 2011 1:24 AM
# Illinois carries a two-game winning streak in the Challenge. No current member of the Illini roster has lost a Challenge game.
# Illinois is 5-7 all-time in the Challenge.
# Illinois is 2-2 on the road in the Challenge.
# The Big Ten has won two straight Challenges, defeating the ACC by a 6-to-5 margin in each of the last two years.
# This is Illinois' fourth game against Maryland in the Challenge, tying the most match-ups Illinois has had with an opponent. The Illini also have faced North Carolina four times in the Challenge.
# The Illini are 0-3 against Maryland in Challenge play.
# Illinois has been ranked eight times in the Challenge. The Illini are receiving votes in this week's polls.
# Illinois has twice played a No. 1-ranked team in the Challenge. Illinois fell to No. 1 Duke in 2000 and defeated No. 1 Wake Forest in 2004.
# Illinois' opponent in the Challenge has twice gone on to win the NCAA Championship (Duke in 2000-01 and Maryland in 2001-02).
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# Illinois is 5-7 all-time in the Challenge.
# Illinois is 2-2 on the road in the Challenge.
# The Big Ten has won two straight Challenges, defeating the ACC by a 6-to-5 margin in each of the last two years.
# This is Illinois' fourth game against Maryland in the Challenge, tying the most match-ups Illinois has had with an opponent. The Illini also have faced North Carolina four times in the Challenge.
# The Illini are 0-3 against Maryland in Challenge play.
# Illinois has been ranked eight times in the Challenge. The Illini are receiving votes in this week's polls.
# Illinois has twice played a No. 1-ranked team in the Challenge. Illinois fell to No. 1 Duke in 2000 and defeated No. 1 Wake Forest in 2004.
# Illinois' opponent in the Challenge has twice gone on to win the NCAA Championship (Duke in 2000-01 and Maryland in 2001-02).
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