2014-15 Illinois Fighting Illini basketball — schedule and results

The 2014-15 Illinois Fighting Illini went 19-14 (9-9 in the Big Ten) under head coach John Groce. The team peaked at #24 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 12.42.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 33 games from this season: 14–3 at home, 2–9 on the road, and 3–2 on neutral courts. The Fighting Illini scored 69.1 points per game and allowed 63.6 (+5.5 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 6 games, from Nov 14, 2014 to Nov 28, 2014. The most lopsided win was 114–56 over Coppin State Eagles on Nov 16, 2014; the heaviest defeat was 79–58 at Alabama Crimson Tide on Mar 17, 2015. The tightest finish was a 2-point win against Penn State Nittany Lions (60–58). 2 games went to overtime.

Among Illinois Fighting Illini's 120 recorded seasons, 2014-15's .576 winning percentage ranks 87th. Previous season: 2013-14 Fighting Illini (20–15). Next season: 2015-16 Fighting Illini (15–19).

Game-by-game results (33 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2014-11-14	vs Georgia Southern Eagles	W 80–71	State Farm Center
2014-11-16	vs Coppin State Eagles	W 114–56	State Farm Center
2014-11-21	vs Austin Peay Governors	W 107–66	State Farm Center
2014-11-24	vs Brown Bears	W 89–68	State Farm Center
2014-11-27	neutral Indiana State Sycamores	W 88–62	Orleans Arena
2014-11-28	neutral Baylor Bears	W 62–54	Orleans Arena
2014-12-02	at Miami (FL) Hurricanes	L 61–70	BankUnited Center
2014-12-06	vs American University Eagles	W 70–55	State Farm Center
2014-12-09	neutral Villanova Wildcats	L 59–73	Madison Square Garden (IV)
2014-12-13	vs Oregon Ducks	L 70–77	United Center
2014-12-17	vs Hampton Pirates	W 73–55	State Farm Center
2014-12-20	neutral Missouri Tigers	W 62–59	Scottrade Center
2014-12-27	vs Kennesaw State Owls	W 93–45	State Farm Center
2014-12-30	at Michigan Wolverines	L 65–73 (OTOT)	Crisler Center
2015-01-03	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 61–77	Value City Arena
2015-01-07	vs Maryland Terrapins	W 64–57	State Farm Center
2015-01-11	at Nebraska Cornhuskers	L 43–53	Pinnacle Bank Arena
2015-01-14	at Northwestern Wildcats	W 72–67	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2015-01-18	vs Indiana Hoosiers	L 74–80	State Farm Center
2015-01-21	vs Purdue Boilermakers	W 66–57	State Farm Center
2015-01-24	at Minnesota Golden Gophers	L 71–79	Williams Arena
2015-01-31	vs Penn State Nittany Lions	W 60–58	State Farm Center
2015-02-03	vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights	W 66–54	State Farm Center
2015-02-07	at Michigan State Spartans	W 59–54	Breslin Student Events Center
2015-02-12	vs Michigan Wolverines	W 64–52 (OTOT)	State Farm Center
2015-02-15	at Wisconsin Badgers	L 49–68	Kohl Center
2015-02-22	vs Michigan State Spartans	L 53–60	State Farm Center
2015-02-25	at Iowa Hawkeyes	L 60–68	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
2015-02-28	vs Northwestern Wildcats	W 86–60	State Farm Center
2015-03-04	vs Nebraska Cornhuskers	W 69–57	State Farm Center
2015-03-07	at Purdue Boilermakers	L 58–63	Mackey Arena
2015-03-12	neutral Michigan Wolverines	L 55–73	United Center
2015-03-17	at Alabama Crimson Tide	L 58–79	Coleman Coliseum

Game recaps

2014-12-30: Michigan Wolverines beat Illinois 73–65. Dawkins, Aubrey led the winners with 20 points. Hill, Malcolm had 19 for Illinois.

2015-02-12: Illinois handled Michigan Wolverines 64–52. Nunn, Kendrick led the winners with 21 points. Albrecht, Spike had 13 for Michigan Wolverines.

2015-03-12: Behind Dawkins, Aubrey's 18 points, Michigan Wolverines pulled away from Illinois 73–55. Hill, Malcolm had 13 for Illinois.

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