It was a big day for Illinois athletics, with the basketball team trying to break a cold streak,Illinois was coming off back ...

Nick Martinelli and Jalen Leach each scored 17 points Northwestern (12-8, 3-6), which trailed 43-21 at halftime. Ty Berry had ...

Tomislav Ivisic is out with mono, and now Brad Underwood and Illinois will have to go on without him for a while.

The Illini crashed the boards and hit the floor to scrap their way to an 83-74 win over the Wildcats in Champaign ...

It was the Illini's ninth straight win at State Farm Center against the Wildcats, who haven't swept a season series since ...

Kylan Boswell scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 17 Illinois rolled to an 83-74 Big Ten victory ...

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8, 2-7 Big Ten) will look to break a six-game losing streak when they host the Illinois Fighting ...

Starting for 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic, who missed his second straight game due to mononucleosis, freshman center Morez ...

No. 17 Illinois plays a rematch against Northwestern on Sunday in Champaign without sophomore center Tomislav Ivišić.

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Illinois freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr. dunks over Northwestern center Keenan Fitzmorris on Sunday. Johnson produced 15 ...

Northwestern did heat up offensively late in the second half, but dug itself too deep a hole with its poor first-half ...