Following losses over the weekend, both the Illinois men's and women's basketball games scheduled this week were postponed due to COVID-related issues within their respective opponents' programs. Though...
The fall semester was anything but normal for University of Illinois students. Take a walk down Green Street on a Friday night, and gone is the buzz of students hustling up and down the street....
At times this season, Illinois has looked like a team capable of making a deep run in March.
Against Duke, they used a balanced scoring effort with six players in double figures to win at Cameron Indoor...
Yikes.
After scoring 53 points in the second half against Northwestern on Thursday, it appeared Illinois' offense ran out of steam on Sunday, unable to produce in the most crucial moments down the stretch...
When Ayo Dosunmu dribbled down the court with eight seconds remaining, it was a scene Illinois fans have become familiar with — their star guard trying to bail them out in a close game.
He pulled up...
The last time Maryland faced off against Illinois, the teams were battling for the top spot in the Big Ten. A year later, the Illini still sit near the top of the Big Ten, but the Terrapins don’t. After...
In the middle of the first half against Northwestern, Brad Underwood was furious, particularly at star sophomore center Kofi Cockburn. The underdog Wildcats were in the midst of a big run against the No....
Neither Brad Underwood nor Kofi Cockburn has seen or been a part of a second-half like Illinois’ 53-13 domination of Northwestern. After a brutal first half with Illinois trailing Northwestern 43-28,...
EVANSTON — In the first 20 minutes of Thursday night’s contest against Northwestern, Brad Underwood’s emotions were visible. As his 12th ranked team struggled to make shots and defend, he tore into...
Any time two in-state programs face off, that game can typically be considered a rivalry. So when No. 12 Illinois travels 149 miles north to take on Northwestern on Thursday, another chapter in that rivalry...
We all knew this year’s Big Ten teams would create one of the most exciting, unpredictable seasons in conference history. And after three weeks, unpredictable might be an understatement, as we continue...
The Illini didn’t have their strongest outing of the season on Saturday night as they hosted Purdue, but a 10-point lead at halftime and a couple of offensive runs late in the second half secured them...