
Illini Pull Off Biggest Comeback Of Season To Upset #21 Northwestern
By IlliniGuys Staff
February 23, 2023
(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Terrence Shannon Jr., in his first action after missing two games due to a co scored 24 of his team-high 26 points in the second half as Illinois rallied from a season-worst 18 point halftime deficit to shock 21st ranked Northwestern 66-62 Thursday night at State Farm Center.
The victory overshadows a career-high 35 points from Wildcats star guard Boo Buie, but who was held without a field goal for the final 12 minutes of the game.