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'We couldn't get a stop': Defense, free-throw shooting lead to Illinois loss at Michigan State
Illinois' seven-game winning streak was snapped on Tuesday.
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Michigan St. upsets No. 5 Illinois
EAST LANSING, MI. (WCIA) — After its best game of the season, No. 5 Illinois played its worst. Michigan State controlled the game for nearly the entire game at Breslin Center Tuesday night, w…
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Spartans show physical side win over Illini
Josh Langford and his Michigan State teammates weren't afraid to get aggressive with No. 5 Illinois on Tuesday, and it paid off in a big way.
Michigan State 81, Illinois 72
Quick hits: No. 5 Illini streak snapped, suffer setback to Spartans
Michigan State upsets No. 5 Illinois to snap the Illini's seven-game win streak
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Illini Basketball
Dosunmu Named Finalist for Bob Cousy Award - University of Illinois Athletics
Ayo Dosunmu is one of five finalists for the 2021 Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation's top point guard.
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Illini Basketball
Illinois stays put at No. 5 in AP poll
The Illini are clearly one of the nation’s top teams.
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AP Top 25 Poll
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2020-2021 Illini Basketball
Home: 10-2 | Away: 6-3 | Neutral: 0-1 Record: 16-6 (12-4) | ||
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| Wed, Nov 25 | North Carolina A&T | W 122-60 |
| Thu, Nov 26 | Chicago State | W 97-38 |
| Fri, Nov 27 | Ohio | W 77-75 |
| Wed, Dec 2 | Baylor | L 82-69 |
| Tue, Dec 8 | at Duke | W 83-68 |
| Sat, Dec 12 | at Missouri | L 81-78 |
| Tue, Dec 15 | Minnesota | W 92-65 |
| Sun, Dec 20 | at Rutgers | L 91-88 |
| Wed, Dec 23 | at Penn State | W 98-81 |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Indiana | W 69-60 |
| Sat, Jan 2 | Purdue | W 66-58 |
| Thu, Jan 7 | at Northwestern | W 81-56 |
| Sun, Jan 10 | Maryland | L 66-63 |
| Sat, Jan 16 | Ohio State | L 87-81 |
| Tue, Jan 19 | Penn State | W 79-65 |
| Fri, Jan 29 | Iowa | W 80-75 |
| Tue, Feb 2 | at Indiana | W 75-71 OT |
| Sat, Feb 6 | Wisconsin | W 75-60 |
| Fri, Feb 12 | at Nebraska | W 77-72 OT |
| Tue, Feb 16 | Northwestern | W 73-66 |
| Sat, Feb 20 | at Minnesota | W 94-63 |
| Tue, Feb 23 | at Michigan State | L 81-72 |
| Thu, Feb 25 | Nebraska | 6:00pm BTN |
| Sat, Feb 27 | at Wisconsin | 1:00pm ESPN |
| Tue, Mar 2 | at Michigan | 6:00pm ESPN |
| Sat, Mar 6 | at Ohio State | |