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Standings

Big Ten
#ClubW-LStreak
1Illinois Fighting Illini0-0
2Indiana Hoosiers0-0
3Iowa Hawkeyes0-0
4Maryland Terrapins0-0
5Michigan State Spartans0-0

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vsKnightsNov 2vsQuakersNov 5atRed RaidersNov 10vsBearkatsNov 13atBlue DevilsNov 17Full schedule→

Fighting Illini Overview

Illinois Fighting Illini are 28-9 this season in College Basketball, 17th in the Big Ten. They have won 2 of their last 5, most recently losing to Wisconsin Badgers 88-91. They host Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Nov 2 at State Farm Center.

At a glance

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This season
Streak
28-9
L1
Rank in group
#17

Recent results

How the last few went. The W or L belongs to Illinois Fighting Illini and the score is written their way round, so it reads the same whether they were at home or away.

OpponentResult
  • —Wisconsin BadgersL 88-91
  • atMaryland TerrapinsW 78-72
  • vsOregon DucksW 80-54
  • vsMichigan WolverinesL 70-84
  • atUCLA BruinsL 94-95
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