Assembly hall in Indiana was packed for the Illinois-Indiana game. Going into this match up both teams were .500 in conference. Indiana coming in at (6-6) and Illinois at (5-5). The last time these two teams met, the Fighting Illini won in Champaign 72-48 on March 5 2011.
Big wins have come at different times for both teams but who would take the match tonight?
The series between Indiana and Illinois was tied 83 games apiece going into tonight. And neither team was going to give the other the win on a silver platter. Previously in the season both the Illini and the Hoosiers have beaten top ranked Ohio State, but Indiana had a few more key wins also beating Kentucky.
One of the big keys to the game was the way the Illini attacked defensively under the net when Indiana was driving in to the bucket. The game can be summed up by one word and that is: Physical. It was a very physical on both ends, lights shined on stars of both teams. Meyers Leonard the Sophomore Center for the Illini an...
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Brandon Paul
TEAMS: Indiana Hoosiers, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes
TEAMS: Indiana Hoosiers, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes
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