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 ...

The Illini have shot 31-for-62 (50.0 percent) over the past two games, winning each by more than 30 points. After Illinois' three-point shooting percentages hovered in the low 30s through much of the ...

Illinois' triumph — its second straight win over the rival Hoosiers — brought out a wide range of emotions from an announced crowd of 17,222 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ...

"This win, for me, is great. I mean, I'm from Iowa. I love to beat Iowa. This win is so much bigger from the emotional piece ...

Illinois (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten ... fifth of the arena," according to Underwood, was clad in orange and blue. "We've got the best fans in the country," Underwood said following the win.

Over the years, the Illinois basketball team has produced some pretty talented rosters. As an Illini fan, I was spoiled. The ...

On Thursday against Oregon, nearly everyone in orange and blue owned the night, as six Illini scored in double digits. But with certain key producers having leveled off or disappeared in Illinois' ...

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The 2020 grads, from North and Memorial High School respectively, each made marks on their program throughout their high ...

Cook will hold several spots in the Illinois women's basketball record books. She sits atop the all-time free throw ...

No. 19 Illinois plays the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans after Kylan Boswell scored 22 points in the Fighting Illini's 94-69 win over the Indiana Hoosiers.

Southern Indiana hosts the Western Illinois Leathernecks after Damoni Harrison scored 26 points in Southern Indiana's 80-73 win over the Lindenwood Lions.