U-M shot 53.6 percent from the floor and held everyone but Tracy Abrams (23 points, 9-for-13 shooting) in check in a 75-55 rout made more impressive by what the team endured the day before in surviving a terrifying plane accident. The team flew out on the Detroit Pistons team jet the morning of the
Date: Mar 10, 2017
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College basketball: No. 1 Kansas, No. 9 Baylor upset in Big 12 quarterfinals
olverines raced to an early lead on the way to victory in the conference tournament in Washington. Derrick Walton scored 19 points for No. 8-seeded Michigan (21-11), which meets regular-season conference champion Purdue next in the quarterfinals on Friday. Tracy Abrams led Illinois (18-14) with 23 points.
Date: Mar 10, 2017
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Gottlieb: Do mid-majors really deserve bids over power conference teams?
part about the sport is when good guys just dont win enough games, while not selling their soul to land one last big recruit. John Groce has been snake-bitten at point guard as Tracy Abrams , who Im not sure was going to be good enough anyway, got hurt two consecutive years. Add
Date: Feb 24, 2017
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Illini can't keep momentum, follow up win at Northwestern with home loss to Penn State
busted off a run of their own, scoring the next 14 points thanks in part to four Lions turnovers. Offensive contributionsfrom Te'Jon Lucas, Morgan and Jalen Coleman-Lands shrunk the gap into the single digits, and a 3 from Tracy Abrams got the Illini within five points with about five minutes to play.
Date: Feb 11, 2017
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Power Rankings: Michigan makes move in Jon Crispin's latest poll
erienced and as old as this team is, they seem to lack chemistry and time on the floor together. This can be the case when you deal with the type of injuries the Illini have faced. I certainly hope Tracy Abrams begins to find his shot and gain confidence on the floor again. That kid deserves it.Last
Date: Jan 23, 2017
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Michigan throttled in blowout at Illinois, falls to 1-3 in Big Ten
a last-ditch effort to make it a game, the lead was trimmed to 72-57. Illinois coach John Groce took a timeout. Coming out of it, Tracy Abrams drove right through the meat of the defense, converted a layup and drew a foul. He missed the ensuing rebound and U-M watched Kipper Nichols convert a layup.
With five seconds left on the shot clock, Hill received the inbound pass and drove to his left for a layup to give the Illini a 71-67 lead with 55-seconds left. A Tracy Abrams rebound and free throws from himself and Jalen Coleman-Lands sealed the thriller for the Illini.
st Virginia and Florida State. After that, Groce and the Illini have reeled off six straight including wins over North Carolina State and BYU. Illinois is led by playmaker Malcom Hill (18.4 PPG) and point guard Tracy Abrams who is finally healthy after missing nearly two full seasons with injury.