A Brief History Of The Illinois At Northwestern Game

Key Highlights

• There was much consternation among the Illini faithful, and Brad Underwood seemed to be absolutely beside himself. They immediately beat #20 Wisconsin to embark on a 7-game stretch with only one loss (to #1 Tennessee by two points) that included big road wins at Oregon and Washington and vaulted them all the way up to #13 in the AP Poll.
• The loss at Northwestern seemed to be a teaching moment that served as a springboard to better things.
• Illinois would win their home game against the Wildcats en route to a tournament berth as the 6 seed.2023-4Two years ago, the 14-4 Fighting Illini took a #10 ranking into Welsh-Ryan Arena having soundly defeated the Wildcats at home.
• Despite being the favorite, they lost a frustrating overtime game in which they allowed many more points than their season average.
• There was much consternation among the Illini faithful, and Brad Underwood seemed to be absolutely beside himself. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThey immediately beat Indiana to embark on a 9-3 finish to the season that culminated in a Big Ten Tournament championship.