Number 5 in NCAA Univ. of Illinois (ILLINI) make 17 3-pointers and beat in-state rival by 40 points for 12th straight win

 at Home court (State Farm Arena)

the Fighting Illini of Champaign-

Urbana defeated an in-state Big

Ten Rival (Northwestern Univ.,

Evanston) by a galloping score

of

44 - 84

on a Wednesday night early in February!

They will meet MSU Spartans at

East Lansing, Michigan Saturday for

a road trip in the division.