Wisconsin Beats Illinois, 78-69

Ethan Happ scored 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting.

• Feb 9, 2018

No. 17 Ohio State Holds Off Pesky Illinois To Win 75-67

Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 35 points and had 13 rebounds.

• Feb 4, 2018

Illinois Routs Rutgers, 91-60

Illinois pressured the ball all night, scoring 37 points off 25 turnovers by Rutgers. 

• Jan 30, 2018

Bernstein: University Of Illinois' 'Chief' Saga Gets Even Dumber

First there was an arrest and now an upcoming Facebook movement, and all for the entirely self-inflicted Chief controversy.

• Jan 30, 2018

Illinois Gets First Big Ten Win With 73-71 Victory Over Indiana

Trent Frazier and Leron Black each scored 19 points.

• Jan 24, 2018

The Bernstein Brief: Local College Basketball Stinks

Illinois and Northwestern have drastically disappointed this season.

• Jan 23, 2018

Michigan State Tops Illinois, 87-74

Miles Bridges scored 31 points to lead the Spartans.

• Jan 22, 2018

Wisconsin Beats Illinois, 75-50

Illinois (10-10) has now lost seven straight Big Ten games to open conference play.

• Jan 19, 2018

Feds Will Seek Death Penalty In U Of I Kidnapping, Presumed Murder

U.S. prosecutors have told a judge they will seek the death penalty against a 28-year-old man charged with the kidnapping and killing of a University of Illinois scholar from China.

• Jan 19, 2018

Illinois Hires Rod Smith As Offensive Coordinator

Smith spent six years with the Arizona Wildcats and has been a coach for 22 years.

• Jan 19, 2018

Suspected Kidnapper's Girlfriend Fainted Helping FBI

The revelation came in a flurry of pretrial motions filed Monday by Brendt Christensen's lawyers in central Illinois.

• Jan 16, 2018

Nebraska Beats Illinois On James Palmer's Last-Second 3-Pointer

Palmer finished with 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting in a 64-63 win.

• Jan 16, 2018

Iowa Rallies To Beat Illinois 104-97 In OT

Iowa overcame a 20-point deficit and Illinois guard Trent Frazier sinking a 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime.

• Jan 11, 2018

Michigan Beats Illinois, 79-69

Turnovers remained a problem for the Illini (10-7, 0-4)., as they had 17 giveaways.

• Jan 6, 2018

Murphy, Mason's 17 Apiece Lead Minnesota Past Illinois, 77-67

Jordan Murphy had 17 points and 17 rebounds while Nate Mason added 17 points and six assists.

• Jan 3, 2018

Illinois Holds Off Grand Canyon, 62-58

Leron Black scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

• Dec 30, 2017

Illinois Beats Missouri, 70-64

Leron Black had 20 points and seven rebounds.

• Dec 24, 2017

New Mexico State Beats Illinois, 74-69

AJ Harris had the game-winning 3-point play with 29 seconds left.

• Dec 16, 2017

Illinois Routs Longwood 92-45 Behind Jordan, Frazier

Aaron Jordan scored 22 points, and Trent Frazier added 20.

• Dec 13, 2017

UNLV Beats Illinois, 89-82

Jovan Mooring scored 27 points.

• Dec 10, 2017

Illinois Edges Austin Peay, 64-57

The Illini (7-3) shot just 39.6 percent from the field and made just 21 field goals, but it was enough to snap a three-game losing streak.

• Dec 6, 2017

Maryland Edges Illinois In OT, 92-91

Anthony Cowan scored 27 points, including the game-winning free throw in the final second.

• Dec 3, 2017

Northwestern Outlasts Illinois In Overtime, 72-68

Scottie Lindsey scored five of his game-high 22 points in overtime.

• Dec 1, 2017

Wake Forest Hands Illinois Its First Loss, 80-73

Bryant Crawford led four players in double figures with 20 points.

• Nov 28, 2017

Northwestern Beats Illinois, 42-17

The Illini finished the season at 2-10.

• Nov 25, 2017

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