Illinois basketball took on a tough Alabama team on Wednesday night and couldn't come away with the top-15 victory.
The Illinois basketball team made things interesting on Wednesday night against Alabama.
This was an epic game that went back and forth much of the night. The Illini had early control of the contest, but there was just too much firepower coming from the Crimson Tide.
Illinois took a one-point lead into the halftime locker room after a storm of three-pointers by both sides ended the first 20 minutes.