Illinois (34-19, 18-6) finished the regular season by winning the Big Ten Regular Season Championship for the 31st time in program history, but just the fourth time in the last 24 seasons. The Fighting Illini were the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, but were upset by No. 8 seed Penn State in the First Round. The Illini stayed alive with a win over Iowa, but were eliminated in the Third Round by No. 4 seed Michigan. The Illini however received an at-large bid and will be the No. 3 seed in the Lexington Regional. Illinois will meet Indiana State in the second game of the Lexington Regional…