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John Groce has beaten the odds before. Now he has the under-.500 Fighting Illini playing their best basketball of the season and shooting for another upset as the 12th seed in the Big Ten tournament. Illinois shocked 13th-ranked Purdue in the only regular-season meeting, and doing so again in Friday's rematch would send it to the conference semifinals. Continue to Article

March 10, 2016 9:02:pm EST

Iowa got over its lengthy losing streak just as the regular season came to a close. The 20th-ranked Hawkeyes aim to advance to the quarterfinals Thursday in Indianapolis against Illinois, which kicked the tournament off with its biggest blowout of the season. Iowa (21-9) grabbed the No. 5 seed with Saturday's 71-61 win at Michigan as Jarrod Uthoff poured in 29 points on 11-of-19 shooting. Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 9:02:pm EST

Illinois freshman Michael Finke picked the perfect day to make a career-best five 3-pointers, scoring 17 points to lead No. 12 seed Illinois past 13th-seeded Minnesota 85-52 on Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament first round. The Fighting Illini (14-18) play No. 5 seed and 20th-ranked Iowa on Thursday in second-round action. Kendrick Nunn added 15 points for Illinois while Malcolm Hill had 14 and Jalen Coleman-Lands 13. Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 7:46:pm EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Michael Finke scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers to lead No. 12 seed Illinois past 13th-seeded Minnesota 85-52 on Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament's opening round. Continue to Article

March 09, 2016 6:51:pm EST

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Shep Garner scored 22 points and Penn State hung on through two overtime periods to beat Illinois 86-79 on Sunday. Continue to Article

March 06, 2016 2:56:pm EST