MARCH 5, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
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Big First Half Helps No. 5 Purdue Basketball Survive Late Scare From Illinois Purdue basketball built a 24-point lead against Illinois on Sunday at Mackey Arena, but the Boilermakers shot just 7-of-24 from the field in...
Purdue's win over Illinois invites more questions than answers
Purdue appeared to have righted itself in a dominant first half of its regular-season finale vs. Illinois, but then it all nearly fell apart...MARCH 5, 2023
College basketball highlights: No. 5 Purdue narrowly defeats Illinois
Big Ten men's basketball took center stage Sunday, as No. 5 Purdue narrowly defeated Illinois. Here are the highlights!MARCH 5, 2023
LIVE! Purdue 65, Illinois 63; 2:35 to play Illini comeback attempt still in progress
MARCH 5, 2023 • NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
LIVE! Purdue 63, Illinois 52; 7:30 to play Illini comeback attempt still a possibility
MARCH 5, 2023 • NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
Matthew Mayer - Scores 16 points Mayer closed with 16 points (5-14 FG, 1-10 3Pt, 5-7 FT), six rebounds, one assist and two steals across 32 minutes during Sunday's 76-71 loss to Purdue.
Impact Fortunately for Mayer, he did not have to sit out any games because of the strange caffeine poisoning that affected his availability before Illinois hosted Michigan on Thursday. Instead, he finished the Illini's 2022-23 regular season having logged 40 points across its last two games. Now, Illinois will prepare for a second-round Big Ten tournament matchup Thursday.
MARCH 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Illinois Coach Brad Underwood Previews Matchup Against Purdue Basketball Illinois coach Brad Underwood met with the media to discuss the team’s upcoming game against Purdue basketball on Sunday at Mackey Arena. He...
MARCH 4, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Mayer leads Illinois against No. 5 Purdue after 24-point showing
Illinois visits the No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers after Matthew Mayer scored 24 points in the Fighting Illini's 91-87 overtime victory over the Michigan WolverinesMARCH 4, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jayden Epps - Won't play against Purdue Epps (concussion) is out for Sunday's game versus Purdue, Joey Wagner of 247Sports reports.
Impact Epps will miss his second straight game Sunday due to a concussion. The freshman guard's next chance to suit up will come in the Big Ten Tournament.
MARCH 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Illinois is as combustible as it is irresistible. The perfect team for madness "This team believes," Brad Underwood insists, but a season of uneven results suggests we don't know what's next for the Illini.
MARCH 3, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Illinois survives double-overtime battle against Michigan, topping the Wolverines 91-87 in its home finale Matthew Mayer scored 24 points, Terrence Shannon Jr. added 21 and Illinois held off Michigan 91-87 in double overtime Thursday night.
MARCH 3, 2023 • CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
RJ Melendez - Named a starter Thursday night Melendez is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against Michigan, Joey Wagner of 247Sports reports.
Impact With Jayden Epps unavailable due to a concussion, Melendez will check back into the Fighting Illini's starting five for the fifteenth time this season. Across his last three starts, the 6-foot-7 sophomore is averaging 5.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
MARCH 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jayden Epps - Won't play Thursday Epps (concussion) is out for Thursday's game versus Michigan, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact Epps will miss Thursday's game after suffering a concussion in Thursday's practice. His next chance to suit up is Sunday's matchup with Purdue.
MARCH 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Michigan plays Illinois following Bufkin's 28-point showing
Michigan visits the Illinois Fighting Illini after Kobe Bufkin scored 28 points in the Wolverines' 87-79 overtime victory over the Wisconsin BadgersMARCH 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illinois' Matthew Mayer returns to practice after 'caffeine poisoning'
Illinois' Matthew Mayer missed multiple days of practice due to what he called "caffeine poisoning" after he drank five energy drinks while...MARCH 2, 2023
Illinois' Matthew Mayer Back at Practice After 'Caffeine Poisoning' Mayer might want to re-think his postgame dietary routine.
MARCH 1, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Jayden Epps - Suffers concussion Epps suffered a concussion in Tuesday's practice, per Derek Piper of Rivals.com.
Impact According to a university release, Epps spent the night in a hospital but was released on Wednesday. He's "recovering in Champaign with his parents," and his status for Thursday's game against Michigan is unknown, as is the severity of his concussion.
MARCH 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Matthew Mayer - Returns to practice Wednesday Mayer participated in practice Wednesday after being sick the previous few days with "caffeine poisoning", Derek Piper of Rivals.com reports.
Impact Mayer claims to have drank five Monster Energy drinks while playing video games after Sunday's win over Ohio State, causing him to miss two days of practice. However, he should be good to go for Thursday's matchup with Michigan.
MARCH 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Jayden Epps - Suffers injury in practice Epps suffered an undisclosed injury in Tuesday's practice that caused to spend the night at the hospital but is progressing from the situation, Joey Wagner of 247Sports reports.
Impact Epps suffered his injury in a "basketball play", Matthew Stevens of Illini Guys reports. While the severity of the freshman guard's injury is uncertain, his status for Thursday's matchup with Michigan is in doubt.
MARCH 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Sights and Sounds: Buckeyes enjoy breakthrough win over Illinois to snap streak We have photos, highlight videos, postgame videos and social media posts from Ohio State’s 72-60 win over Illinois on Sunday at Value City A...
FEBRUARY 27, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM
Ohio State snaps nine-game losing streak with 72-60 win over Illinois Ohio State
FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM
LIVE! Ohio State 53, Illinois 49; 7:23 to play Buckeyes have come back to earth offensively in the second half, but the Illini had a deep hole to climb out of after halftime
FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
LIVE! Ohio State 33, Illinois 20; 3:54 left 1st half Illini have actually made three three-pointers so far, but they've taken a lot of bad ones, too.
FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
Terrence Shannon - Fouls out after starting Sunday Shannon fouled out of Sunday's 72-60 loss to Ohio State after recording 10 points (3-12 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT), four rebounds and two assists across 29 minutes.
Impact Shannon played 29 minutes for the second game in a row following his two-game hiatus due to a concussion. While Sunday's loss marked his first game back in the starting lineup, Illinois' leading scorer logged a much rougher performance against the Buckeyes compared to Sunday's 66-62 win over Northwestern, when he put up 26 points while shooting 8-of-10 from the floor and 6-of-9 from the charity stripe. Nevertheless, Shannon's ability to log significant playing time for the second consecutive game is an encouraging sign for his availability heading into the team's final two regular-season games.
FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
RJ Melendez - Not part of starting lineup Melendez is not part of Illinois' starting lineup Sunday at Ohio State, according to Joey Wagner of 247Sports.
Impact Melendez averaged 5.7 points and 6.7 rebounds across his three games started in place of Terrence Shannon, added to Illinois' starting lineup Sunday.
FEBRUARY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
