After falling out of the AP poll, Illinois (17-8, 9-6 Big Ten) has rattled off back-to-back wins and built some momentum ...

Saturday, the No. 11 Spartans of Michigan State (19-5, 10-3) and the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-8, 9- 6) meet at State Farm ...

After Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis hung on through a rough four-game patch in which he averaged 11.0 points and 4.0 turnovers while shooting 36.6 percent from the field, he has quickly ...

Illinois forward Ben Humrichous, right, looks to make a play against UCLA center Aday Mara and UCLA guard Kobe Johnson, ...

It's a gauntlet that Illinois has to run to finish the season (five out of six remaining opponents are ranked), but the ...

After pushing the lead to 16 with less than five minutes left in the game, the Illini eased their foot off the gas – a decision that nearly proved disastrous. The Bruins quickly went on a 13-0 run, ...

That's not Indiana basketball.'Fans leave, chant 'Fire Woodson' in disaster vs. Illinois Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Ivisic, Rice and Illinois' Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn were ...

Maddy Stephens of the Illini Bluffs girls basketball team was voted as the Journal Star athlete of the week for Jan. 20-27. Stephens, who earned 380 of 1,045 votes, put together a pair of great ...

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 ...