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Illinois guard Adalia McKenzie (24) heads up court with a steal in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Sports Copy Editor Illinois guard Adalia ...

Houston Texans linebacker Del’Shawn Phillips was one of the few Illini players to see the field during the postseason. When Phillips played, he consistently made an impact on the field. Phillips was ...

No. 23 Illini (16-8, 8-6) rediscovered their identity on a cold, snowy night in Minnesota. They avoided falling to .500 in conference play with a 95-74 win over the Golden Gophers (12-12, 4-9). It’s ...

The Illini are dark-horse Final Four contenders. If this team comes together, there's no telling how high it can climb. Unfortunately, the reality for Illini coach Brad Underwood and his squad isn ...

Tomislav Ivisic added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Illini (16-8, 8-6 Big Ten), who lost four of their previous six games. Femi Odukale had a season-high 22 points and Lu’Cye Patterson added ...

Opening the season as the starting point guard for the Illini, Clark played well, averaging 7.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists, helping Illinois to a 9-4 start. Over those 13 games ...

Illinois football has spent the offseason stacking up recruiting wins. Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini had a turnaround 2024, winning 10 games including the Citrus Bowl. They retained an ...

The Illini still led by 23 points with five minutes left in the game, but sloppy, unfocused play in the final minutes allowed Northwestern to cut that deficit. Illinois put five players into ...

And they got it, courtesy contributions from up and down the roster that helped the Illini claim their eighth straight win against Minnesota with a 95-74 Big Ten decision at Williams Arena.

The Illini won their fifth straight, beating their in-state rival Northwestern 73-60 at the State Farm Center Thursday night. Northwestern (7-14, 0-10) still have not won a game in conference play.

That's Illinois, according to the NET, KenPom.com and BartTorvik.com — even after Thursday's 91-70 loss at home to Maryland that dropped the Illini to 13-6 overall, 5-4 in the league.