Michigan earns a big top-11 win by taking down No. 11 Illinois 84-70 in Champaign, Illinois, on Friday, Feb. 27. The Wolverines improve to 27-2 and 17-1 in Big Ten play, while the Fighting Illini fall to 22-7 and 13-5 in conference.

No. 10 Illinois (21-10, 9-9) was finally able to finish a close contest, upsetting the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans in the Big Ten Tournament

The Illini, who are now losers of four of their past six, remain a very well-respected club in the key metrics

After losing to UCLA and Michigan, the Illinois basketball program was not hurt in their bracket standing and stayed as a two-seed.

Michigan basketball remains No. 3 in the coaches poll after a big win over Illinois. See where the Wolverines stand.

L.J. Cason, the Wolverines’ backup point guard and spark plug off the bench, has suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season, the program announced on Saturday, Feb. 28. The sophomore guard injured his knee during Michigan’s Big Ten championship clinching victory over Illinois on Friday.

Michigan basketball went from all smiles after beating Illinois to receiving unfortunate LJ Cason news following the win.