Sturdy's Northwestern Rewind

By Brad Sturdy - IlliniGuys Insider/Analyst & Co-Host, IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular

January 3, 2024

(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)

Enjoy it Illini fans, because 30-point wins don’t happen very often in conference play The Illini were clicking on all cylinders on Tuesday night as they dominated Northwestern by a score 96-66. Marcus Domask had 32 points and 6 assists to lead Illinois as they moved to 11-2 and 2-0 in Big Ten play. Northwestern falls to 9-3 and 1-1 in the Big Ten. 

Here’s a recap of what we saw. 

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