College Basketball News

No. 20 Illini avenges loss to Minnesota (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Mike Davis scored 14 points and Trent Meacham added 13 to lead No. 20 Illinois to a 52-41 victory over Minnesota on Thursday night. The Illini (23-6, 11-5 Big Ten) lost 59-36 at Minnesota in January. Demitri McCamey added 10 points for Illinois, which took the lead for good and closed the game with a 14-2 second-half run.