Illinois–Indiana men's basketball rivalry

Men's Basketball Post Season History
Illinois–Indiana men's basketball rivalry

First Meeting	January 20, 1906
First Result	UI 27 - IU 24
Latest Meeting	February 25, 2016
Latest Result	IU 74 - UI 47
Total Number of Meetings	167
Largest Victory	UI: 29 points (1914) IU: 40 points (1974)
Current Streak	IU 3
All-time Series	IU leads 87-80
Last Meeting	February 25, 2016
Last Result	IU 74 - UI 47
All-Time Postseason Series	UI 6 - IU 2
Men's Basketball National Success
NCAA Final Fours Illinois- 5 (tied for 13th all-time) Indiana - 8 (9th all-time) NCAA Tournament Championships Illinois - 0 Indiana - 5 (tied for 3rd all-time)

The Illinois–Indiana men's basketball rivalry is an intra-Big Ten Conference, college sports rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Indiana Hoosiers. Multiple factors have played into the creation of the battle between the two schools; Illinois and Indiana share a state border and are located about 153 miles (246 km) apart, they share recruiting ground, and for many decades both teams played in a facility named Assembly Hall.^[1]

History

Main articles: Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball and Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Illinois and Indiana first met on January 20, 1906 with an Illinois victory, 27-24. Since the two teams are both in the Big Ten Conference, they meet at least once a season. The location of the game alternates between Assembly Hall in Bloomington and the State Farm Center, formerly Assembly Hall, in Champaign. There have been a total of five overtime games in this rivalry series."^[1]

In mid-1980s Indiana head coach Bob Knight brought allegations to the NCAA that Illinois assistant coaches had acted improperly in the recruitment of Lowell Hamilton. Hamilton was the focus of a recruiting battle between Illinois and Indiana, and while the allegations of improper conduct were unfounded by the NCAA, the controversy had a lasting impact on the rivalry.^[2]

In a game at Bloomington on February 25, 1998, Indiana head coach Bob Knight was issued two technical fouls by referee Ted Valentine for first arguing a call after a hard collision between Illinois guard Sergio McClain and Indiana guard Luke Recker in which McClain was issued a technical foul for touching the rim after blocking Recker's shot. Coach Knight mistakenly argued the call should have been goaltending. From the collision, Recker fell hard to the court in pain. To check on his player, Coach Knight rushed to the court for which he was incorrectly issued the second technical foul by Valentine.^[3]

Multiple feuds and incidents between the schools' programs have fueled the rivalry over the years. Illinois has dominated Indiana in the short history of the Big Ten Tournament. Of the 18 years the conference tournament been held, Illinois and Indiana have played a total of 8 times. Illinois holds the record of 6-2 over Indiana. In the 1999 Big Ten Tournament the Hoosiers and the Illini faced each other and Illinois won the game 82-66. Illinois would go on to win 4 of the next 5 tournament meetings.^[1]

Another feud is less focused on the tension between the two schools, but rather a former Illinois head coach and his ties to Indiana. Bruce Weber coached the Fighting Illini from 2003-12, but the history between Weber and Indiana began long before he set foot in Champaign. As head coach at Southern Illinois University from 1998-2003, he often scheduled non-conference meetings against Indiana. Before that, Weber served as an assistant coach under Gene Keady at Purdue University for 18 years. During his tenure at Illinois, Weber noted that there was strong tension between himself and Indiana for multiple and obvious reasons (see Indiana–Purdue rivalry).^[4]

In 2007 there was a recruiting battle between the schools over Indiana Mr. Basketball, Eric Gordon. Gordon initially verbally committed to play for Illinois.^[5] However when Mike Davis resigned as Indiana's head coach and Kelvin Sampson was hired, Gordon decommitted and signed his National Letter of Intent to play for Indiana.^[6]

Game results

Winning team is shown in bold. Ranking of the team at the time of the game by the AP poll is shown in parenthesis next to the team name.

Complete List of Scores

Date	Illinois		Indiana		Site	Notes about game
January 20, 1906	Illinois	27	Indiana	24	Urbana	none
February 16, 1906	Illinois	8	Indiana	37	Bloomington	none
January 25, 1908	Illinois	39	Indiana	12	Urbana	none
January 9, 1909	Illinois	30	Indiana	2	Urbana	none
March 6, 1909	Illinois	13	Indiana	23	Bloomington	none
February 5, 1910	Illinois	30	Indiana	20	Urbana	none
March 5, 1910	Illinois	26	Indiana	12	Bloomington	none
January 8, 1911	Illinois	33	Indiana	22	Urbana	none
February 12, 1911	Illinois	14	Indiana	19	Bloomington	none
February 7, 1912	Illinois	23	Indiana	24	Bloomington	none
February 23, 1912	Illinois	41	Indiana	18	Urbana	none
March 1, 1913	Illinois	29	Indiana	12	Urbana	none
March 8, 1913	Illinois	23	Indiana	17	Bloomington	none
January 6, 1914	Illinois	35	Indiana	6	Urbana	none
February 7, 1914	Illinois	31	Indiana	15	Bloomington	none
January 11, 1915	Illinois	34	Indiana	14	Urbana	none
January 26, 1915	Illinois	20	Indiana	4	Bloomington	none
January 13, 1923	Illinois	31	Indiana	22	Urabana	none
February 12, 1923	Illinois	24	Indiana	31	Bloomington	none
January 17, 1925	Illinois	34	Indiana	24	Urbana	none
February 23, 1925	Illinois	24	Indiana	30	Bloomington	none
February 19, 1926	Illinois	21	Indiana	20	Bloomington	none
March 6, 1926	Illinois	25	Indiana	28	Champaign	none
January 21, 1928	Illinois	29	Indiana	44	Bloomington	none
March 6, 1928	Illinois	23	Indiana	27	Champaign	none
January 8, 1929	Illinois	20	Indiana	16	Champaign	none
February 26, 1929	Illinois	22	Indiana	32	Bloomington	none
January 17, 1931	Illinois	34	Indiana	35	Champaign	none
February 23, 1931	Illinois	39	Indiana	25	Bloomington	none
January 11, 1932	Illinois	30	Indiana	22	Bloomington	none
March 7, 1932	Illinois	33	Indiana	32	Champaign	none
February 10, 1934	Illinois	28	Indiana	25	Champaign	none
February 24, 1934	Illinois	24	Indiana	36	Bloomington	none
January 5, 1935	Illinois	28	Indiana	32	Champaign	none
January 14, 1935	Illinois	29	Indiana	42	Bloomington	none
January 11, 1937	Illinois	40	Indiana	31	Champaign	none
February 20, 1937	Illinois	42	Indiana	25	Bloomington	none
January 4, 1938	Illinois	46	Indiana	51	Bloomington	none
March 4, 1938	Illinois	35	Indiana	45	Champaign	none
January 9, 1939	Illinois	28	Indiana	29	Champaign	none
January 6, 1940	Illinois	36	Indiana	38	Bloomington	none
January 11, 1941	Illinois	38	Indiana	48	Champaign	none
February 9, 1942	Illinois	36	Indiana	41	Bloomington	none
February 12, 1945	Illinois	71	Indiana	48	Champaign	none
February 28, 1945	Illinois	55	Indiana	65	Bloomington	none
February 15, 1947	Illinois	59	Indiana	50	Champaign	none
March 1, 1947	Illinois	41	Indiana	48	Bloomington	none
January 19, 1948	Illinois	46	Indiana	45	Champaign	none
March 1, 1948	Illinois	52	Indiana	51	Bloomington	none
January 8, 1949	Illinois	44	Indiana	42	Bloomington	none
February 28, 1949	Illinois	76	Indiana	60	Champaign	none
February 13, 1950	Illinois	72	Indiana (#16)	83	Champaign	none
February 27, 1950	Illinois	66	Indiana (#17)	80	Bloomington	none
January 15, 1951	Illinois	53	Indiana (#6)	64	Bloomington	none
February 19, 1951	Illinois	71	Indiana (#6)	65	Champaign	none
January 14, 1952	Illinois	78	Indiana (#4)	66	Champaign	none
February 18, 1952	Illinois	77	Indiana (#20)	70	Bloomington	none
January 17, 1953	Illinois	70	Indiana (#6)	74	Bloomington	Double Overtime
February 28, 1953	Illinois	79	Indiana (#2)	91	Champaign	none
March 6, 1954	Illinois	64	Indiana (#2)	67	Bloomington	none
January 8, 1955	Illinois	99	Indiana	75	Champaign	none
January 14, 1956	Illinois	96	Indiana (#12)	72	Bloomington	none
February 6, 1956	Illinois	92	Indiana	89	Champaign	none
January 14, 1957	Illinois	112	Indiana	91	Champaign	none
March 4, 1957	Illinois	76	Indiana (#10)	84	Bloomington	none
January 11, 1958	Illinois	82	Indiana	89	Bloomington	none
March 3, 1958	Illinois	86	Indiana	96	Champaign	none
February 9, 1959	Illinois	89	Indiana	83	Bloomington	none
February 21, 1959	Illinois	100	Indiana (#19)	98	Champaign	none
February 22, 1960	Illinois	78	Indiana	92	Champaign	none
February 25, 1961	Illinois	82	Indiana	93	Bloomington	none
February 3, 1962	Illinois (#4)	96	Indiana	85	Champaign	none
March 5, 1962	Illinois	92	Indiana	104	Bloomington	none
February 4, 1963	Illinois (#4)	104	Indiana	101	Champaign	none
February 16, 1963	Illinois (#4)	100	Indiana	103	Bloomington	none
February 3, 1964	Illinois	96	Indiana	104	Bloomington	none
January 4, 1965	Illinois (#6)	86	Indiana (#7)	81	Champaign	none
January 8, 1966	Illinois	98	Indiana	84	Bloomington	none
February 12, 1966	Illinois	77	Indiana	81	Champaign	none
February 20, 1967	Illinois	81	Indiana	96	Bloomington	none
March 4, 1967	Illinois	80	Indiana	70	Champaign	none
January 9, 1968	Illinois	60	Indiana	61	Champaign	Overtime
March 1, 1969	Illinois (#15)	77	Indiana	64	Bloomington	none
January 6, 1970	Illinois	94	Indiana	74	Champaign	none
March 3, 1970	Illinois	85	Indiana	75	Bloomington	none
February 20, 1971	Illinois	86	Indiana	88	Champaign	none
March 13, 1971	Illinois	103	Indiana	87	Bloomington	none
February 22, 1972	Illinois	71	Indiana	90	Champaign	none
February 12, 1973	Illinois	66	Indiana (#4)	87	Bloomington	none
February 9, 1974	Illinois	67	Indiana (#12)	107	Bloomington	none
February 18, 1974	Illinois	83	Indiana (#12)	101	Champaign	none
January 27, 1975	Illinois	57	Indiana (#1)	73	Bloomington	none
February 24, 1975	Illinois	89	Indiana (#1)	112	Champaign	none
January 17, 1976	Illinois	55	Indiana (#1)	83	Champaign	none
February 14, 1976	Illinois	48	Indiana (#1)	58	Bloomington	none
January 8, 1977	Illinois	60	Indiana	80	Bloomington	none
February 17, 1977	Illinois	73	Indiana	69	Champaign	none
January 7, 1978	Illinois	65	Indiana (#11)	64	Bloomington	none
March 2, 1978	Illinois	68	Indiana	77	Champaign	none
January 4, 1979	Illinois (#4)	65	Indiana	61	Bloomington	none
March 3, 1979	Illinois	60	Indiana	72	Champaign	none
January 31, 1980	Illinois	54	Indiana (#18)	60	Bloomington	none
February 9, 1980	Illinois	69	Indiana (#20)	68	Champaign	none
January 10, 1981	Illinois (#12)	61	Indiana	78	Bloomington	none
March 5, 1981	Illinois (#16)	66	Indiana (#14)	69	Champaign	none
January 21, 1982	Illinois	53	Indiana	54	Champaign	none
February 11, 1982	Illinois	60	Indiana	73	Bloomington	none
January 13, 1983	Illinois	55	Indiana (#4)	69	Champaign	none
March 5, 1983	Illinois	55	Indiana (#11)	67	Bloomington	none
January 11, 1984	Illinois (#9)	68	Indiana	73	Bloomington	none
March 4, 1984	Illinois (#10)	70	Indiana	53	Champaign	none
January 27, 1985	Illinois (#6)	52	Indiana (#13)	41	Champaign	none
February 21, 1985	Illinois (#16)	66	Indiana	50	Bloomington	none
January 25, 1986	Illinois	69	Indiana	71	Bloomington	none
February 20, 1986	Illinois	60	Indiana (#15)	61	Champaign	none
January 28, 1987	Illinois (#12)	66	Indiana (#4)	69	Bloomington	none
March 1, 1987	Illinois (#14)	69	Indiana (#3)	67	Champaign	none
February 6, 1988	Illinois	74	Indiana	75	Champaign	none
February 29, 1988	Illinois	75	Indiana	65	Bloomington	none
January 28, 1989	Illinois (#1)	75	Indiana (#16)	65	Champaign	none
March 5, 1989	Illinois (#8)	70	Indiana (#3)	67	Bloomington	none
February 4, 1990	Illinois (#11)	70	Indiana (#22)	65	Champaign	none
March 10, 1990	Illinois (#20)	69	Indiana	63	Bloomington	none
January 2, 1991	Illinois	74	Indiana (#5)	109	Bloomington	none
March 10, 1991	Illinois	58	Indiana (#3)	70	Champaign	none
February 4, 1992	Illinois	65	Indiana (#6)	76	Champaign	none
March 1, 1992	Illinois	70	Indiana (#2)	76	Bloomington	none
January 16, 1993	Illinois	79	Indiana (#6)	83	Champaign	none
February 17, 1993	Illinois	71	Indiana (#1)	93	Bloomington	none
January 30, 1994	Illinois	88	Indiana (#11)	81	Champaign	none
March 1, 1994	Illinois	77	Indiana (#17)	82	Bloomington	none
January 14, 1995	Illinois	78	Indiana	67	Champaign	none
March 2, 1995	Illinois	85	Indiana	89	Bloomington	none
January 13, 1996	Illinois (#21)	71	Indiana	85	Champaign	none
February 28, 1996	Illinois	64	Indiana	76	Bloomington	none
February 2, 1997	Illinois	78	Indiana (#17)	74	Bloomington	none
January 3, 1998	Illinois	74	Indiana	72	Champaign	none
February 24, 1998	Illinois	82	Indiana	72	Bloomington	none
January 3, 1999	Illinois	53	Indiana (#8)	62	Bloomington	none
February 24, 1999	Illinois	64	Indiana (#20)	70	Champaign	none
March 5, 1999	Illinois	82	Indiana (#17)	66	Chicago	1999 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
February 22, 2000	Illinois	87	Indiana (#16)	63	Champaign	none
March 10, 2000	Illinois (#21)	72	Indiana (#18)	69	Chicago	2000 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
February 17, 2001	Illinois (#4)	67	Indiana	61	Bloomington	none
March 10, 2001	Illinois	56	Indiana	58	Chicago	2001 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
January 26, 2002	Illinois (#9)	57	Indiana	88	Bloomington	none
February 26, 2002	Illinois (#15)	70	Indiana (#25)	62	Champaign	none
January 18, 2003	Illinois (#8)	66	Indiana (#18)	74	Bloomington	none
February 25, 2003	Illinois (#18)	80	Indiana	54	Champaign	none
March 15, 2003	Illinois (#13)	73	Indiana	72	Chicago	2003 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
February 3, 2004	Illinois	51	Indiana	49	Bloomington	none
March 12, 2004	Illinois (#12)	71	Indiana	59	Indianapolis	2004 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
February 6, 2005	Illinois (#1)	60	Indiana	47	Champaign	none
January 17, 2006	Illinois (#7)	60	Indiana (#13)	62	Bloomington	none
February 19, 2006	Illinois (#14)	70	Indiana	58	Champaign	none
January 23, 2007	Illinois	51	Indiana (#24)	43	Champaign	none
February 10, 2007	Illinois	61	Indiana (#24)	65	Bloomington	none
March 9, 2007	Illinois	58	Indiana	54	Chicago	2007 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals; Overtime
January 13, 2008	Illinois	58	Indiana (#11)	62	Bloomington	none
February 7, 2008	Illinois	79	Indiana (#13)	83	Champaign	Overtime
January 10, 2009	Illinois	76	Indiana	45	Champaign	none
February 15, 2009	Illinois (#20)	65	Indiana	52	Bloomington	none
January 9, 2010	Illinois	66	Indiana	60	Bloomington	none
January 30, 2010	Illinois	72	Indiana	70	Champaign	none
January 27, 2011	Illinois (#20)	49	Indiana	52	Bloomington	none
March 5, 2011	Illinois	72	Indiana	48	Champaign	none
February 9, 2012	Illinois	71	Indiana (#23)	84	Bloomington	none
February 7, 2013	Illinois	74	Indiana (#1)	72	Champaign	none
March 15, 2013	Illinois	64	Indiana (#3)	80	Chicago	2013 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
December 31, 2013	Illinois	83	Indiana	80	Champaign	Overtime
January 26, 2014	Illinois	46	Indiana	56	Bloomington	none
March 13, 2014	Illinois	64	Indiana	54	Indianapolis	2014 Big Ten Tournament First Round
January 18, 2015	Illinois	74	Indiana	80	Champaign	none
January 19, 2016	Illinois	69	Indiana (#25)	103	Bloomington	Y. Ferrell sets all-time IU assist record
February 25, 2016	Illinois	47	Indiana (#18)	74	Champaign	none

References

1 2 3 "Illinois Basketball: The Indiana Rivalry Over the Years". Writing Illini. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
↑ Tate, Loren (January 8, 2009). "Intense rivalry cools, but a fire still burns". News Gazette. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
↑ Davis, Seth (March 25, 2013). "The Hell of Fame". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
↑ Klee, Paul (February 9, 2012). "Klee: Illini to get earful at Indiana". The News-Gazette. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
↑ "Indianapolis standout commits to Illini early". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 1, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
↑ Rabjohns, Jeff (October 13, 2006). "Prep star Eric Gordon changes mind, makes move to Hoosiers". USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2008.

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)

Rivalries	Indiana Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (Practice)

Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue

Culture & lore	History Traditions Crossroads Classic A Season on the Brink (film) Crimson Guard "Indiana, Our Indiana" 2011 Kentucky upset

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Indiana Hoosiers rivalries

Football	Kentucky Michigan State Purdue

Basketball	Illinois Kentucky Purdue

Other	Purdue

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