Quad Cities Online – Illini set school mark with 26th straight win:
“STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The week already had its big upsets.
“No. 2 Kansas couldn’t handle Texas Tech and coach Bob Knight in a Monday-night shootout. On Tuesday, No. 3 Kentucky had little emotion or energy and fell at South Carolina. But No. 1 Illinois had no such trouble in its trip to the Nittany Mountains.
“Illinois rolled past Penn State 83-63 Wednesday at the Bryce Jordan Center for a Big Ten Conference win by slicing the Nittany Lions’ defense with crisp passing and hot shooting in the first half.
“The Illini logged 19 assists and just two turnovers by halftime, then cruised to their sixth straight win against Penn State.
“‘We knew the importance of this game,” said Illinois guard Dee Brown, a blur of orange who finished with 19 points and 11 assists. ‘We were riled up for this game. We didn’t want anybody to storm the court on us.’… “