You had Kentucky sweeping the Vols, K-State winning AGAIN, knocking off Arizona and marching toward the bubble ... What does it mean for the Terps AND the Illini, Gary Parrish and Kyle Boone ...

Here’s how bad it got. The Illini didn’t just go 8 1/2 minutes to end the game without a single point. They actually lost two, as a goaltending call was reversed and a Kasparas Jakucionis ...

The Illini led by as much as 16 points in the first half, but Michigan State rode a career-high 23-point game from Jaxon Kohler to wear down Illinois late in the game on the way to a 79-65 victory ...

The No. 11 Michigan State Spartans (19-5, 10-3) are preparing for a big spot as they travel to face the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-8, 9-6) on Saturday in Champaign, Illinois. The Spartans must ...

The No. 11 Michigan State Spartans are in Champaign, where they will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday. The Spartans protected home court against the Illini in their first matchup ...

UCLA’s forward Tyler Bilodeau (34) and Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) and Illinois forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday ...

Morez Johnson Jr. #21 of the Illinois Fighting Illini and Szymon Zapala #10 of the Michigan State Spartans battle for a rebound during the first half at State Farm Center on February 15 ...

The 11th-ranked Michigan State Spartans hit the road Saturday night in Big Ten play as underdogs facing the Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET (7 p ...

Illinois is 17-8 overall, 9-6 in the Big Ten and unranked in the polls. The Illini are No. 15 nationally, per Kenpom, and 12 in the NET rankings. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

A couple of Big Ten rivals fighting for a spot toward the top of the conference standings meet up on Saturday, Feb. 15 when the Illinois Illini welcome the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans to State ...

Illinois took a quick 6-0 lead in the first two minutes on back-to-back dunks by Johnson. The Illini then quickly expanded their lead with three straight 3-point makes, one by Jakucionis and two ...