The Illini are tired of playing the waiting game. Now it’s time to play a game. In the NCAA Tournament. Illinois faces Xavier ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini wrapped up regular season Big Ten conference play with a comeback victory at home over the 18th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers. In a back-and-forth affair, the Fighting ...

Purdue head coach Matt Painter dropped a truth bomb about the Illinois Fighting Illini after their matchup on Friday. The Boilermakers initially held a 42-40 lead at halftime. However, the ...

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 ...

Illinois played clean basketball and it was led by Will Riley and his 22 points, but all five starters reached double figures including an impressive 7-9 from the field from Tre White who added 20 ...

The Purdue Boilermakers and Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, for a Big Ten Conference showdown on Friday ...

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 ...

WATCH: Former Michigan head coach Juwan Howard returns to Crisler Center with wife Jenine for son Jace's senior day WATCH: Former Michigan head coach Juwan Howard returns to Crisler Center with ...

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 ...