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...Thomas Robinson in a front-court battle of All-Americans; a title-game coaching rematch between John Calipari and Bill Self; a high-stakes meeting between one team whose founder invented the game and another that likes to claim its legendary...
...Signed C Serge Aubin. MINNESOTA WILD--Signed LW Antti Laaksonen and D Mike Matteucci. COLLEGE ILLINOIS--Signed Bill Self, men's basketball coach, to a five-year contract. MISSISSIPPI STATE--Named Phil Cunningham men's assistant...
...the title game of the Maui Invitational. "It's great to play these type of games, but enough is enough," coach Bill Self said. No. 12 Wake Forest 71, Michigan 60 Robert O'Kelley scored 19 points as visiting Wake Forest rallied to beat...
...points as the Illini beat Minnesota 80-64 Wednesday night. "Grif has the best attitude on this team," Illinois coach Bill Self said. "He's gone from a pretty shy kid to a guy who can't shut up, whose always got a smile. Grif doesn't have...
...Sean Harrington hit a 3-pointer for a 48-46 lead with 6:04 remaining. "Be happy. Be elated," said Illinois' Bill Self, the first coach in 22 years to win a title in his first season in the Big Ten. "But we were exposed enough that we...
...Frank is a true point guard who can score, but our team is usually best when he doesn't have to," Illinois coach Bill Self said. "He reads situations well and today was a day he didn't have to get his own shots. So he focused on creating...
...1989. The loss also prevented a second straight Big Ten showdown in the national semifinals. Michigan State beat Wisconsin last year. "We didn't get any breaks today," Illini coach Bill Self said. "We needed breaks today to win."
...3-point range. "I certainly didn't anticipate it being like this. It's 27-21 and Cory goes nuts," Illinois coach Bill Self said. It was one of the best performances of the season for Bradford, the NCAA record-holder for consecutive games...
...cap the run and the win. "I've been in a lot of crazy ones, but that one was one of the craziest," Illinois coach Bill Self said. Williams' layup were his first points since the 2:20 mark of the first half and extended the Illini's winning...