Minnesota 67, at Illinois 77

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Interstat) — A dominant second-half performance by Zvonimir Ivisic and a decisive surge from the free-throw line propelled Illinois to a 77-67 victory over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at a sold-out State Farm Center. A crowd of 15,544 watched the Fighting Illini, who led by just a single possession at halftime, outscore the Golden Gophers 43-33 after the break to secure their fourth consecutive conference win and improve to 15-3 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten. Minnesota fell to 10-8 and 2-4. The game turned decisively in the opening minutes of… Read more...