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Film Session: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza 01/21/2023 12:17 pm  
 

In its win against the Illini on Thursday evening, the Hoosiers flashed subtle changes and creativity on both sides of the ball. On offense, Indiana ran more down-screen action than usual for its primary ballhandlers, leading to an effective counter ...

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Five takeaways from Indiana’s win at Illinois

  • Alex Bozich 01/20/2023 8:35 am  
 

Indiana improved to 12-6 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten with an 80-65 win against Illinois on Thursday at the State Farm Center. Here are five takeaways from the win against the Illini: Defensive resurgence continues After three porous ...

Trayce Jackson-Davis leads Indiana to crucial road win against Illinois

  • Amanda Foster 01/20/2023 7:47 am  
 

It’s incredibly rare for the key moment in a basketball game to come less than two minutes after tipoff. But Thursday night, that’s exactly what happened. At the State Farm Center in Champaign, Indiana started slow and off its game. ...

The Minute After: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza 01/19/2023 11:51 pm  
 

Thoughts on an 80-65 win against the Illini: The Hoosiers have been here before in the Mike Woodson era. A season ago in Madison, Indiana’s 22-point advantage in the first half crumbled into a five-point loss. In Iowa City earlier ...

Video: Brad Underwood, Terrence Shannon react to loss against Indiana

  • Staff 01/19/2023 11:35 pm  
 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Brad Underwood and Terrence Shannon addressed the media following Indiana’s 80-65 win against Illinois on Thursday at the State Farm Center. Watch their postgame comments below: (Video via Illini Inquirer on YouTube)

At the Buzzer: Indiana 80, Illinois 65

  • Alex Bozich 01/19/2023 10:52 pm  
 

Quick thoughts on an 80-65 win at Illinois: How it happened Indiana fell behind 4-0 early, prompting Mike Woodson to call for an early timeout. The Hoosiers responded by scoring the next 12 points to grab an eight-point lead at ...

What to Expect: Indiana at Illinois

  • Alex Bozich 01/18/2023 11:30 am  
 

Indiana returns to action on Thursday when it takes on Illinois at the State Farm Center. The Fighting Illini have won four straight and are 13-5 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten. Thursday’s game will tip at 8:30 p.m. ...

2022-23 ITH Season Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini

  • Ryan Corazza 10/12/2022 8:04 am  
 

With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’ll look at the conference at large and Indiana’s roster over the next month. Today, our team previews conclude with Illinois. Previously: Northwestern, Nebraska, Penn State, Maryland, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Rutgers, Michigan, Purdue, Michigan ...

Film Session: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza 03/11/2022 9:15 pm  
 

Trayce Jackson-Davis scored nine of Indiana’s last eleven points this afternoon in its win against the Illini. He shot a perfect 3-of-3 from the field over the final 4:41 of the contest. Jackson-Davis also hit 3-of-4 from the line, his ...

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Five takeaways from Indiana’s win against Illinois

  • Alex Bozich 03/11/2022 4:13 pm  
 

Indiana likely punched its ticket to the 2022 NCAA tournament with a 65-63 win over top-seeded Illinois on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Here are five takeaways from the win against the Fighting Illini: Trayce Jackson-Davis holds his ...

The Minute After: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza 03/11/2022 2:56 pm  
 

Thoughts on a 65-63 win against the Illini: No second-half miraculous comebacks this time around. Nope, just a locked-in defensive performance against the conference co-champion, the No. 1 seed in this year’s Big Ten tournament. Indiana never let the Illini ...

Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Illinois

  • Jamie Owens 03/11/2022 2:45 pm  
 

INDIANAPOLIS – Check out 58 photos by Jamie Owens from Indiana’s 65-63 win over Illinois in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

At the buzzer: Indiana 65, Illinois 63

  • Alex Bozich 03/11/2022 1:54 pm  
 

Quick thoughts on a 65-63 win over Illinois: How it happened: Indiana came out firing offensively on Friday morning at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers scored 13 points in the first 4:38. By the first media timeout, Indiana led Illinois 13-8. ...

What to expect: Illinois

  • Alex Bozich 03/10/2022 8:52 pm  
 

Indiana’s thrilling 74-69 win over Michigan on Thursday set up a Friday quarterfinal matchup against Illinois in the 2022 Big Ten tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Illinois beat Indiana 74-57 on Feb. 5 in Bloomington. Friday’s rematch is set for an ...

Film Session: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza 02/07/2022 9:40 am  
 

Despite some good, often wide-open looks, the Illini missed their first six 3-point attempts of the second half. Two of them were air balls. Such a performance allowed the Hoosiers, who weren’t able to get much going offensively themselves, to ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s loss to Illinois

  • Alex Bozich 02/05/2022 6:35 pm  
 

Indiana dropped its second home game this season on Saturday in a 74-57 loss to Illinois. The loss dropped the Hoosiers to 16-6 overall and 7-5 in Big Ten play. Here are five takeaways from the loss to the Fighting ...