Final: Illinois dominates second half, beats Michigan, 38-13

Michigan's Mike Martin lifts Denard Robinson as they joke around before the start of today's game against Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. (Photo: Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com)

Illinois 38, Michigan 13: Jason Ford completed the Illini's rout of Michigan with a 79-yard touchdown run. Illinois outscored Michigan 31-0 in the second half.

Illinois 31, Michigan 13: Matt Eller kicked a 23-yard field goal, the result of a 10-play, 74-yard drive that started when Illinois recovered a Tate Forcier fumble.

THIRD QUARTER

Illinois 28, Michigan 13: Juice Williams scored on a 3-yard keeper as the Illini scored for the third time in the third quarter. Illinois scored on a six-play, 45-yard drive that included a 36-yard pass to wide receiver Chris James.

Illinois 21, Michigan 13: Illinois' third-quarter surge continued as redshirt freshman tight end London Davis caught the first pass of his college career, a 2-yard touchdown from Williams. The four-play, 79-yard drive included a 35-yard pass to Jeff Cumberland and a 26-yard run by sophomore running back Mikel Leshoure.

Illinois 14, Michigan 13:Leshoure raced a career-long 70 yards six plays after Illinois' goal-line stand to give the Illini the lead again. Leshoure had a career-long 65-yard run last week against Purdue.

Illinois' goal-line stand: Brandon Minor came up short on a 1-yard run on a fourth-and-one play after fellow running back Carlos Brown was stopped on three consecutive goal-line carries. Michigan had the ball on the 1-yard line after Roy Roundtree was caught from behind on a 76-yard reception from Forcier.

SECOND QUARTER

Michigan 13, Illinois 7: Jason Olesnavage kicked his second field goal of the second quarter, connecting from 42 yards out.

Michigan 10, Illinois 7: Olesnavage kicked a 29-yard field goal as Michigan took its first lead of the day.

FIRST QUARTER

Illinois quarterback Juice Williams scrambles against Michigan on Saturday. (Photo: Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com)

First-quarter stats: Both teams scored, both teams had six first downs. Carlos Brown had 34 yards on eight carries for Michigan. Juice Williams had 55 yards on six carries for Illinois.

Michigan 7, Illinois 7: Brown rushed seven times for 26 yards and capped a 13-play drive with a 2-yard touchdown run as the Wolverines tied the game on their opening possession. Brown entered the game leading Michigan with 371 yards rushing.

Illinois 7, Michigan 0: Junior wide receiver Arrelious Benn scored on a 3-yard run as Illinois drove 82 yards on the opening drive. Illinois quarterback Juice Williams rushed for 38 yards and passed for 29 yards on the drive.

Today: The Michigan (5-3 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) at Illinois (1-6, 0-5) game begins at 3:30 p.m. and will be on ABC/ESPN. We'll update this story throughout the game.

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Pregame: Illinois, which hasn't won since a 45-17 victory Sept. 12 against Illinois State, is 1-7 in its last eight meetings with Michigan. That one? A 45-20 victory at Michigan Stadium last year.

More on last year: Illinois had 501 yards in total offense and the 45 points was the most the Illini ever scored against Michigan.