Illinois, which has been one of the most dominant rebounding and defensive teams in college basketball this season, has resorted to looking for some breaks at home against a middling Big Ten club ...

So it'll be the unstoppable force versus the immovable object, as Illinois has the best ranked ... Champaign an Ohio State team playing its best basketball of the season. During their three ...

The Illinois basketball program honors its most-decorated players by lifting their jerseys to the rafters at its home arena in Champaign. The school has a total of 36 jerseys on display at State ...

500 in Big Ten play and facing a February of potentially meaningful basketball games, a change from its recent past. The Fighting Illini are 14-7 overall and 6-5 in the Big Ten. Illinois lost 80 ...

An exciting weekend of college basketball continues Sunday when No. 18 Illinois plays host to Ohio State in a marquee Big Ten matchup on CBS. This will mark the only scheduled meeting between the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Illinois men’s basketball has had its share of ups and downs so far this season. Big wins. Bad losses. A full college basketball experience. But the overall positive perception ...

Illinois' Will Riley (7) attempts a three point shot against Nebraska's Sam Hoiberg (1) during the final seconds of the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 30 ...

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The Drake men's basketball team continued its hot streak Saturday, winning its eighth straight game, with a 75-65 victory over Southern Illinois. The Bulldogs (20-2, 10-2 MVC) sit in first place ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Bruce Thornton leaned into a jumper, sinking it from straight-on to seemingly stem yet another push from Illinois. Upon review, it was ruled a 3-pointer, pushing Ohio State’s ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Will Riley scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 18 Illinois rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Ohio State 87-79 on Sunday. Morez Johnson Jr. had 14 ...