Genesis Bryant scored 17 points and No. 8 Illinois earned its first NCAA Tournament victory in 25 years Saturday night with a ...

Here's three takes from Sam McKewon on Creighton's Saturday night struggles, the legacy of sterling seniors and the strong ...

In an increasingly divisive world, sixth-seeded Illinois is on cusp of another Sweet 16 berth because of how well it blended cultures this season.

The result has Illinois one win away from advancing beyond the NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend for a second straight year.

Tomislav Ivisic is one of Illinois’ top players, and he’ll be a handful for the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday. He’s also the brother of Zvonimir “Big Z” Ivisic.

Illinois has gotten this far with a lineup featuring players from four countries. The Illini’s three leading scorers are all ...

Kentucky and Illinois overhauled their rosters and went right back to the NCAA Tournament. They reloaded in a variety of ways ...

Iowa fired head coach Fran McCaffery, leaving the Hawkeyes with the first Iowa basketball coaching search in 15 years.

Third-seeded Kentucky will face a maturing Illinois team getting healthy at the right time in a second-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Sunday. Sixth-seeded Illinois (22-12) ...

Xavier made a final push to cut Illinois' lead to eight with just over four minutes left, but Jakucionis set up Riley for another three and then dropped in a layup of his own to quell the threat.

The first full day of the NCAA Division 1 men's basketball tournament, known by many as "March Madness" is officially in the ...

It was roughly four or five years ago when Jim Horn decided to unleash a new era and brand of full throttle, breakneck Kalamazoo Valley Community College men’s basketball –– all for a goal to reach ...