Men’s college basketball and Illini beat writer Scott Richey projects his top-four seeds for each region of the NCAA ...

The Illini couldn't get the job done against the Trojans, but we've identified clear steps for a path to improvement ...

Raise your hand if you had Brad Underwood’s Illini winning by 32 at Oregon and 39 against Penn State in the span of one week.

After the game of the season on Thursday, the University of Illinois men's basketball team knew Sunday's game against Washington might be different. While the Illini started on a good note, the ...

Illinois guard Kylan Boswell, middle, drives on Oregon guard Keeshawn Barthelemy, left, and Oregon forward Supreme Cook in ...

Illinois coach Brad Underwood did not want to linger on Thursday night's historic Big Ten Conference victory at No. 9 Oregon.

Illinois, the highest-ranked of six Big Ten teams to begin the New Year in the poll, has returned to Champaign to host consecutive games against unranked Penn State on Wednesday (9 p.m. ET, on Big Ten ...

Just around the time No. 22 Illinois might have begun believing it had everything figured out, an unranked and unheralded opponent welcomed the Illini into their home and showed them just how much ...

Illinois is building a season that could end with a deep NCAA Tournament run. The Fighting Illini made that clear during victories at Oregon and Washington.

The University of Washington basketball team never led against visiting Illinois over the full 40 minutes. Fell behind by 17 ...

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MaximumSam: The clamps were on for both teams, but the Huskers went on a run in the second half to open up a 13 point lead ...