Terrance Shannon Jr. scored 29 points, Marcus Domask had 22 and Coleman Hawkins added 20 to lead No. 13 Illinois to a 105-97 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night. Dain Dainja had 11 points and six rebounds for the Illini (21-7, 12-5 Big Ten), who scored more than 85 points for the 10th time in 12 games. Dawson Garcia scored 29 points and Cam Christie had 23 for Minnesota (17-11, 8-9).
Coleman Hawkins scored 30 points and No. 12 Illinois rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second half to beat Iowa 95-85 on Saturday. Terrance Shannon Jr. and Justin Harmon each scored 12 points and Dain Dainja had eight rebounds for the Illini (20-7, 11-5 Big Ten). Nicco Moretti, who failed to score in Illinois' last three games, had nine points in the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers, helping spark the late rally.
Down 89-82 with 35 seconds left in the game, Penn State stunned #12 Illinois, winning 90-89. When Terrence Shannon Jr. stole the ball and slammed it at the other end of the court, the Illini held a 61-47 second half lead. Penn State fought back thanks to a career high 22 point performance from Vashon […]
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 27 points and No. 14 Illinois beat Maryland 85-80 on Saturday to earn its first road victory against the Terrapins since 2011. Jahmir Young had 28 points to lead Maryland, which was 10-3 against the Illini since entering the Big Ten in 2014-15 and defeated Illinois 76-67 in the teams' first meeting Jan. 14. “There's no question everybody knows they've kind of had our number the past years,” Illinois guard Marcus Domask said.