The 2024-25 season has brought moments, stretches – even 20-minute halves – in which Illinois looked as formidable as literally any team in college basketball. The ceiling for the No. 23 Illini (16-8, ...

No. 23 Illinois beat Ohio State on Sunday after a strong overall. The DI sports column graded players individually on their ...

It was an inflection point during a 22-point Illini turnaround. Gibbs-Lawhorn's reaction – and that of the State Farm Center ...

An exciting weekend of college basketball continues Sunday when No. 18 Illinois hosts Ohio State in a marquee Big Ten matchup ...

Illinois' Tre White (22) grabs a rebound from Ohio State's Ivan Njegovan, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Champaign, Illinois. Illinois ...

Drake faces the Illinois State Redbirds after Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points in the Bulldogs' 85-81 overtime win against the Indiana State Sycamores.

Late-game heroics handed No. 14 Maryland women’s basketball its first-ever loss against Illinois, 66-65. The Terps have lost ...

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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 ...

Illinois basketball recently had a five-game win streak snapped with a home loss to Big Ten Conference newcomer USC, but the Fighting Illini remain in the at-large mix for the NCAA Tournament.

Southern California's Desmond Claude, right, drives past Illinois' Morez Johnson Jr. during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Champaign, Illinois.