Illinois' up-and-down season fits right in with weird year in college basketball
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It's been a weird season of college basketball and no team may be more confounding than Illinois.
They started 12-0 before falling toward the bottom of the Big Ten. On Thursday, they upset No. 1 Indiana. It was Illinois' fourth win over a team now in the top 15.
Those big wins give the Illini (16-8, 3-7 Big Ten) a shot at getting to the postseason. Five of their eight remaining games are teams in the bottom half of the conference.
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Coach John Groce says his team will have to move on from the big win quickly. Their next game is Sunday at No. 18 Minnesota.