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Illinois basketball is coming off its most lopsided loss in program history and has lost three games in a row to ranked teams. Where does that put the Illini on the road to March Madness?

After allowing Wisconsin and Duke to go a combined 22-for-47 (46.8 percent) from deep, Illinois needs to make a few adjustments to prevent the well-balanced Hawkeyes (five players who knock down ...

Spin control time. Illinois lost a regular season college basketball game. That's it. No big whoop. It doesn't matter if it was by three or 43. It doesn't matter if it was a good fight ...

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Illinois Fighting Illini (17-10, 9-8 Big Ten) vs. Duke Blue Devils (23-3, 15-1 ACC) New York; Saturday, 8 p.m.