STLtoday: Illini get bigger, but not better
OK, so the Illinois basketball program got a bit of good news Tuesday.
Big man Mike Thorne Jr. returned to active duty after missing almost two months with a knee injury. He was an impact player when he went down with a knee injury in November and he will be an impact player for the rest of the season.
The News-Gazette: Groce ‘exhausted’ after blowout
Ten days ago, Illinois put together, with little doubt, its best 40 minutes of the season in upsetting then-No.