Illinois hosts the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans after Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points in Illinois' 83-78 win against the UCLA Bruins. Saturday's meeting will be the second of the ...

Nebraska takes on the Illinois Fighting Illini after Alexis Markowski scored 20 points in the Cornhuskers' 91-71 victory against the Maryland Terrapins. The teams play Sunday for the first time ...

Two-time All-American Kofi Cockburn returned to campus for his honored jersey ceremony on Tuesday and spoke to local media ...

Bret Bielema's 2024 team made it for four games, all wins. At No. 71 is a game I might have put a bit higher: Illinois 31, Nebraska 24 in overtime. The Sept. 20 game at Lincoln, Neb., saw the home ...

Illinois Fighting Illini (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-12, 1-9 Big Ten) Piscataway, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois takes on Rutgers in Big Ten action ...

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois takes on Rutgers in Big Ten action Thursday. The Scarlet Knights are 8-7 on their home court. Rutgers is 6-12 against opponents over .500. The Fighting Illini have gone 5-4 ...

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -4; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska aims to break its six-game losing streak when the Cornhuskers play No. 18 Illinois. The Cornhuskers are 8-2 on ...

Fighting Illini: 7-3, averaging 87.5 points, 41.9 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 4.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points.