We’re just going to have to call it a tie for first with wherever else. The Illini (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63-53 with nine minutes gone in the second half. Fans were going ballistic ...

The Illini currently have a five game losing streak against the Boilermakers. With an Illinois win over Purdue, Illinois would be the 6 seed with a UCLA loss to USC, or the 7 seed with a UCLA ...

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Purdue Boilermakers (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (19-11, 11-8 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; ...

Again relying on a six-player rotation, and with Adalia McKenzie and Kendall Bostic playing wire to wire, the Illini let a second-half lead slip away Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in ...

The Illini went on a 9-0 run. Braden Smith missed a 3 and Illinois got the rebound. Both teams made some free throws, but Illinois couldn't be stopped near the end. Illinois 88, Purdue 80 7:20 ...

Rankings — The Boilermakers are rated No. 18 in the latest Associated Press Poll. Series history — The Boilermakers lead the all-time series 107-90 over the Illini. Purdue has won the last five ...

After two Illini free throws, Nebraska had a three-shot possession, getting a clutch layup from Petrie on an inbounds pass from Prince. The Cornhuskers outscored the Illini 25-14 in the fourth to ...

Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-10, 11-8 Big Ten) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (21-8, 11-7 Big Ten) Indianapolis; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois plays in the Big Ten Tournament against ...

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tuesday was a get-right game for Illinois at the State Farm Center. The Fighting Illini entered Tuesday having dropped three consecutive games, the latest of which was a blowout loss ...

Iowa leads the Big Ten (seventh nationally) at 83.9 ppg, while the Illini rank third in the league (17th nationally) at 83.3 ppg. The matchup vs. Iowa is Illinois' final Quad 2 game of the regular ...