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Illinois' Tomislav Ivisic, left, and Rutgers' Zach Martini fight for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball head coach Brad Underwood said Friday that his team may be without starting center Tomislav Ivisic and starting guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn on Saturday vs. the ...

Illinois basketball is starting to rack up disappointing losses this season, as Rutgers was too much to handle on Wednesday ...

But the news delivered by coach Brad Underwood in his Saturday press conference suggests the Illini may still be in the thick ...

The Scarlet Knights have two of the nation's top prospects in Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, and they seemed destined to ...

The Illinois football team has done an impressive job bolstering the class of 2026 with some solid talent. It is early in the ...

The No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini (15-7, 7-5 Big Ten) visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-11, 4-7) Wednesday at Jersey ...

After Maryland simply outsized Illinois in a 91-70 thrashing that can be explained in a single state – the Terrapins' 62 points in the paint – the Illini bounced back to dominate Northwestern on the ...

Michigan State is 16-2 overall, 7-0 in the Big Ten and, at this point, projected to win what would be Tom Izzo's 11th regular-season conference championship. But the best team in the Big Ten? That's ...

Genesis Bryant made two free throws with 6.3 seconds left to give Illinois its first victory over No. 14 Maryland, 66-65, on ...

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week ... Illinois Fighting Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) at Nebraska ...