Moore scores 21, Houston hammers Illinois to make Sweet 16Taze Moore scored 21 points, Jamal Shead added 18 and Houston, a Final Four team last season, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 68-53 win over Illinois.
Plummer's late free throws lift Illini by Chattanooga 54-53Alfonso Plummer scored 15 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds to go, and fourth-seeded Illinois escaped 13th-seeded Chattanooga 54-53 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
No. 20 Illinois beats No. 24 Iowa for share of Big Ten titleKofi Cockburn had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 20 Illinois beat No. 24 Iowa 74-72 to win a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.
With Cockburn out, No. 17 Illinois falls 81-65 to MarylandDonta Scott scored a career-high 25 points and Maryland took advantage of Kofi Cockburnโs absence in an 81-65 victory over No. 17 Illinois.
Stefanovic, No. 4 Purdue top No. 17 Illinois in double OTSasha Stefanovic scored 22 points, including a go-ahead 3 at the start of double overtime that sent No. 4 Purdue over No. 17 Illinois 96-88.