CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Teri Moren watched on the sideline in a squatted position with a long face. She looked back at the bench, shaking her head with her hands in the air, looking for answers. The team she had been so used to seeing on the court wasn’t there. A rare sense of disconnection filled the Indiana bench. For the first time in a long time, the team that is usually the bully got bullied by its opponent.
Indiana suffered its fourth season loss to Illinois Monday afternoon in blowout fashion. The Hoosiers fell 86-66 to Illinois at the State Farm Center, snapping a 16-game winning streak against the Illini.