http://www.illinoisfightingillinitickets.com Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:01:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Illinois Fighting Illini has fired head coach Ron Zook after seven mostly unsuccessful seasons in Champaign.   Zook took over at Illinois after failing to live up to expectations at Florida, and it was more of the same with the Illini.   He had five losing seasons with Illinois and went just 34-51 ... /2011/11/29/illini-fires-zook/ The Illinois Fighting Illini faded in the second half in a 73-59 loss to the top seeded Kansas Jayhawks.   The Illini hung tough early, trailing by just four at halftime, but Kansas' talent eventually caught up with them.   After a very good performance in the first game, Demetri McCamey disappeared against Kansas.   He managed ... /2011/03/26/illinois-falls-to-kansas-73-59/ The scuffling Illinois Fighting Illini were no match for the host Ohio State Buckeyes in an 89-70 defeat. The Illini had no answer in the second half for David Lighty, who scored 17 of his 21 points after the break. Head coach Bruce Weber said that he loves Lighty and thinks he ... /2011/02/26/illinois-no-match-for-ohio-state-89-70/ The Illinois Fighting Illini continued their recent woes with an 81-70 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers.   Illinois lead by five at halftime and did a terrific job putting the clamps on Purdue defensively in the first half.   Brandon Paul lead Illinois with 23 points and D.J. Richardson finished with 13. Demetri McCamey ... /2011/02/19/illinois-falls-to-purdue-81-70/ The Illinois Fighting Illini pulled away in the second half for a 68-51 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Illinois jumped out to an eight-point lead by halftime and then continued to extend it in the second half. Mike Davis lead the team with 22 points and seven rebounds. It seems ... /2011/02/05/illinois-routs-penn-state-68-51/ With less than an hour before the NCAA Tournament brackets are released, the Illinois Fighting Illini are surely sweating in their seats. A win over Big Ten top-seeded Ohio State in the conference semifinals would have all but assured them of an at-large bid. But a devastating 88-81 double-overtime loss keeps ... /2010/03/14/illini-sweating-on-sunday/ The Illinois Fighting Illini wouldn't go quietly, but eventually faltered in a 75-65 loss to the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers.   The Fighting Illini team that has played well on the road this year actually led by three heading into halftime against Purdue.   The second half was a different story, as Purdue's offense finally started to hum.   Illinois ... /2010/02/26/illinois-falls-short-vs-purdue-75-65/ The Illinois Fighting Illini didn't look ready to play in a 72-53 loss to the No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes.   Illinois had just stunned Wisconsin on the road earlier in the week, and it looked like they were still riding high from that victory.   They forgot to show up against an Ohio State ... /2010/02/19/illinois-crushed-by-ohio-state-72-53/ The Illinois Fighting Illini stunned the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center for a 63-56 win. The victory puts Illinois into an improbable first-place tie with the Michigan State Spartans in the Big 10. Illinois trailed by double-digits much of the first half and looked like they didn't have a chance to ... /2010/02/14/illinois-knocks-off-wisconsin-63-56/ If they want to make the NCAA Tournament in March, the Illinois Fighting Illini can't afford to lose games they're supposed to win. A trip to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes qualifies as one of those games. And despite a late-game surge by the hosts, the Illini were able to ... /2010/02/04/mccamey-leads-illini-past-hawkeyes/