Is this the start of an Illini free fall?

But Rice did not score a basket in the final 34 minutes of the game and although he finished with 11 points and seven rebounds, he wasn't his usual dynamic self. And I don't know if he can quickly recapture that with more games coming.

This is an offensively challenged Illini team. Nnanna Egwu is in an awful shooting slump. He was 0-for-7 Wednesday even though most of his shots were very decent looks.

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