Olivia Olson scores 21 points in No. 8 Michigan's 85-69 win over No. 25 Illinois

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Berry Wallace scored a career-high 29 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and No. 25 Illinois held off a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Northwestern 74-71. Illinois took the lead for good with 2 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter…

Zvonimir Ivisic scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench and Keaton Wagler had 17 points to lead No. 13 Illinois to a 77-67 victory over Minnesota. David Mirkovic had 12 points, all in the second half,…

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No. 8 Michigan plays the No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini after Olivia Olson scored 21 points in Michigan's 86-60 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season. Michigan is 5-1 against the…

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Keaton Wagler scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, and No. 13 Illinois beat Northwestern 79-68 for their season-high sixth consecutive victory. Tomislav Ivisic added 21 points and seven rebounds as Illinois won at Northwestern…

Keaton Wagler shook off some pregame back spasms with a big second half for No. 13 Illinois at Northwestern. He finished with 22 points, five rebounds and three assists in the Illini's 79-68 victory. Wagler is averaging a team-high 16.1…