12-8, 3-6 Big Ten

Final

	1	2	T
Northwestern NU	21	53	74
Illinois ILL	43	40	83

Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisILL

14-6, 6-4 Big Ten

Northwestern Wildcats @ Illinois Fighting Illini

Game Information

Champaign, IL

Referee:Ron Groover

Referee:Doug Sirmons

Referee:Andy O'Brien

NCAA Division I

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan	19-1	-	37-3
Nebraska	15-5	4	28-7
Michigan State	15-5	4	27-8
Illinois	15-5	4	28-9
Wisconsin	14-6	5	24-11
Purdue	13-7	6	30-9
UCLA	13-7	6	24-12
Ohio State	12-8	7	21-13
Iowa	10-10	9	24-13
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-18
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-17
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-20
Northwestern	5-15	14	15-19
Oregon	5-15	14	12-20
Maryland	4-16	15	12-21
Penn State	3-17	16	12-20

Men's College Basketball News

Jalen Smith, fixer in NCAA hoops betting scheme, sentenced to 6 years in prison

Jalen Smith, 30, was charged with rigging college basketball games as part of a point-fixing scheme and sentenced to six years in federal prison.

10h

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs order letting state's 2022 athletes play in 2026-27

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order allowing 2022 athletes to play even though the NCAA's new guidance excludes those who have already played four seasons.

10h

Penny Hardaway offers to repay $2.6M loan for Memphis roster

Memphis men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway says he's willing to pay up to $2.6 million this year toward the program's revenue-sharing total to field a competitive team.

13h

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