Illinois 61, at Connecticut 74

NEW YORK (Interstat) — In a marquee non-conference showdown at Madison Square Garden, the Connecticut Huskies used a dominant first-half performance to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini 74-61 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Friday. A crowd of 16,154 at the World’s Most Famous Arena saw the Huskies build a commanding 43-32 lead by halftime, a deficit from which the Fighting Illini could not recover despite a more competitive second half. The victory improved Connecticut’s record to 6-1, while Illinois dropped to 6-2. The Huskies seized control from the opening tip, starting the game on a 9-2… Read more...