AP Wire | 02/14/2005 | Penn State is next challenge for No. 1 Illinois:
“CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – When No. 1 Illinois was preparing to host Big Ten cellar-dweller Penn State at the Assembly Hall last month, coach Bruce Weber told his team that if they didn’t beat the Nittany Lions by 30, they weren’t playing up to their potential.
“Weber will make no such challenges when the Illini travel Wednesday to face Penn State at the Bryce Jordan Center. On the road, margins of victory don’t matter.
“For the only time this season, the Illini (25-0 overall, 11-0 Big Ten) will play back-to-back league road games. They face off with rival Iowa on Saturday….”