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Illinois vs. Michigan

5Belt meetings
2Illinois wins
3Michigan wins
2Title changes

Illinois and Michigan have met 5 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from February 8, 1985 to January 10, 2019. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Michigan leads the belt series 3–2.

Belt gameDateResult
827Feb 8, 1985Michigan beat Illinois 57–45Defense
1,305Jan 12, 2001Illinois beat Michigan 80–51Title change
1,308Jan 24, 2001Illinois beat Michigan 55–51Defense
1,493Feb 21, 2006Michigan beat Illinois 72–64Title change
2,002Jan 10, 2019Michigan beat Illinois 79–69Defense

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