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Illinois vs. Michigan

7Belt meetings
2Illinois wins
5Michigan wins
4Title changes

Illinois and Michigan have met 7 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 8, 1965 to January 10, 2019. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Michigan leads the belt series 5–2.

Belt gameDateResult
373Jan 8, 1965Michigan beat Illinois 89–83Title change
383Feb 26, 1965Michigan beat Illinois 80–79Defense
1,333Jan 16, 1995Michigan beat Illinois 69–59Title change
1,555Jan 12, 2001Illinois beat Michigan 80–51Title change
1,558Jan 24, 2001Illinois beat Michigan 55–51Defense
1,743Feb 21, 2006Michigan beat Illinois 72–64Title change
2,252Jan 10, 2019Michigan beat Illinois 79–69Defense

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