David Mirkovic scores 25, Kylan Boswell returns
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Boswell has been sidelined because of a broken hand, but he is progressing toward a healthy return
After seven games out with a broken hand, Kylan Boswell returns to lift No. 8 Illinois past Indiana 71-51; Mirkovic pours in 25, Wagler 18 as skid ends.
Illinois snaps two-game losing streak in senior guard's first game back after missing a month with a broken bone in his hand
It looked like laundry day across the league following the NBA trade deadline, including for seven new members of the Chicago Bulls.
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Kylan Boswell, Andrej Stojakovic status update via Illinois basketball availability report
Illinois basketball availability report reveals Andrej Stojakovic, Kylan Boswell status
It had been 11 days since Illinois felt the exhilarating rush of a win. Something that, before, seemed unfathomable, given how the team had just come off a 12-game winning streak that spanned over a month-and-a-half.
When No. 8 Illinois lost 92-90 in overtime to Wisconsin on Tuesday, top Fighting Illini perimeter defenders Kylan Boswell (broken hand) and Andrej Stojakovic (sprained ankle) could only watch from the bench as Badgers guards Nick Boyd and John Blackwell combined for 49 points and nine assists.
Illinois lost a tough game at Wisconsin, whose offense was too strong with the Illini down Kylan Boswell (hand fracture) and Andrej Stojakovic (ankle).