Jan 26, 2025; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) drives the ball past ...

For now, anyway, the Illini's slot as a No. 4 seed in the college basketball expert's bracket makes perfect sense ...

Illinois entered the season surrounded by ... Illini's 10 newcomers and single active returner (Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn), the college basketball world had no idea what to expect from them.

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 ...

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood got honest after the ugly loss to Maryland at home on Thursday night.

Illinois basketball had a big win at Indiana and followed that up with a heartbreaking loss at Michigan State — exhibiting itself as a top contender and in line for an NCAA Tournament berth.

The Illinois basketball team built a 25-point lead and led for all but 29 seconds of the game on the way to an 83-74 victory Sunday over in-state rival Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference game at ...

Let's take a quick look at the best and most significant reactions to the Illinois-Michigan State game, starting with a ...