Kentucky coach Mark Pope was among the first to embrace Illinois star Will Riley after the second-round game. He quickly ...

An Illinois men’s basketball team that was inconsistent for stretches this season stumbled out of the gate against Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament second round and never quite found its ...

While Kitchener, Ont. native Will Riley might be feeling down in the dumps right now, the future is bright. The freshman ...

Illinois men's basketball lost to Kentucky in the second round of 2025 March Madness. NCAA Tournament recap, highlights from ...

It's fair to look at both ends of spectrum. The players aren't shying away from it, like Tomislav Ivisic when he told me this was "A team that could, but didn't.” ...

It only took a few minutes of the game, but you could see where the Illinois basketball team was heading on Sunday. The ...

Koby Brea started fast to help lead Kentucky basketball to victory over Illinois in the second round of March Madness. UK ...

The sixth-seeded Illini are counting on it as they and Riley prepare to square off against third-seeded Kentucky in Sunday's ...

Illinois Fighting Illini (22-12, 13-9 Big Ten) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (23-11, 11-9 SEC) Milwaukee; Sunday, 5:15 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -1.5; over/under is 169.5 BOTTOM ...

It was a great performance by the women’s Illinois basketball team on Saturday night. The Illini entered the first round of ...

Illinois wants to ride the wave from another sea of orange and blue in the stands in Milwaukee against one of college basketball's Big Blue blood brands.

Madina Okot had 14 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out late and ninth-seeded Mississippi State beat California.