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Demetri McCamey scored 27 points and Mike Tisdale added 19 to lead Illinois to a 63-56 upset over Wisconsin (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No

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Illini upset Badgers for share of Big Ten lead

Demetri McCamey had 22 points and 11 assists to lead Illinois to a 78-73 upset of No. 5 Michigan State on Saturday night, sending the Spartans to another loss without Kalin Lucas.

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McCamey leads Illinois’ upset of No. 5 Mich St.

JaJuan Johnson scored 24 points and E’Twaun Moore added 16 to lead Purdue Past Illinois 84-78.

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Purdue holds off Illinois, ends three-game skid

Mike Tisdale hit the go-ahead jumper with 41 seconds left then blocked David Potter’s driving shot on No. 18 Clemson’s next possession as Illinois rallied from 23 points down for a 76-74 victory Wednesday night.

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Furious rally fuels Illinois past No. 19 Clemson

Shawn Glover banked home a runner in the lane at the buzzer and Utah rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat Illinois (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No.

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Utah rallies from 16 down to upset No. 21 Illnois

Demetri McCamey scored 21 points and Illinois (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 20 AP) used a second-half run to beat Wofford 78-64 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Tuesday night.

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No. 21 Illini rally from early hole, beat Wofford

Freshman D.J. Richardson scored 15 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to help Illinois overcome a sluggish start and beat Presbyterian College 94-48 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday night.

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Richardson, No. 25 Illinois drub Presbyterian

Brandon Paul scored 20 points in the first half, leading Illinois (No. 25 ESPN/USA Today, No. 23 AP) to an 80-61 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.

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Paul’s 20 first-half points lift Illini over N. Illinois