Singleton, Allen score TDs as No. 9 Penn State beats No. 19 Illinois 21-7
Illinois started fast but couldn’t make the adjustments necessary to escape Penn State’s speed on defense as the game wore on.
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No. 7 Penn State defense gets five takeaways and pulls away from Illinois in 30-13 victory
Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions and No. 7 Penn State took advantage of five Illinois turnovers to beat the Illini 30-13.
No. 7 Nittany Lions ready for hostile crowd when they play against Illinois team eager for upset
Penn State coach James Franklin said his team knows what to expect, especially with the Illini promoting an “orange-out.”
Illinois women blow out Penn State 85-62 for win number 20
CHAMPAIGN — On the day the Fighting Illini athletic department raised a banner honoring Theresa Grentz to the rafters of State Farm Center, the Illinois women’s basketball team accomplished something it had only done once since Grentz was its head coach: win 20 games in a season. The Illini ran away from Penn State on
Pickett scores 41, Penn State beats Illini to end 4-game skid
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored a season-high 41 points, the first Penn State player with 40-plus points since 1961, and the Nittany Lions beat Illinois 93-81 on Tuesday night to end a four-game losing streak. It was the most points scored by a Penn State player in Big Ten play and the
Funk, Dread hot from 3 as Penn State beats No. 17 Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Andrew Funk and Myles Dread combined for 11 3-pointers to give Penn State a 74-59 win over No. 17 Illinois on Saturday at the State Farm Center. Funk and Jalen Pickett led all scorers with 20 points each, Seth Lundy added 16 and Dread had 15 for Penn State. The Nittany
No. 20 Illinois survives Penn State defense, 60-55
CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois men’s basketball team overcame a crafty Penn State defense for a 60-55 win Thursday night in Champaign. First year Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry dedicated his defenders to shutting down Illinois’ inside-out game, preventing top scorers Kofi Cockburn and Alfonso Plummer from getting shots. That left Da’Monte Williams open. “I’ve coached
22nd-Ranked Illini Top Weary Nittany Lions 79-65
CHAMPAIGN – Kofi Cockburn is the national leader in men’s college basketball double-doubles, and he notched his eleventh of the season Tuesday night in a 79-65 Illini basketball win over Penn State at the State Farm Center. Cockburn scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, game-highs for both categories. He said teamwork was the key