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Illinois basketball's NCAA tournament resume remains stable for March Madness. Here's a look at the Jan. 27 update.

NBA Draft class is shaping up to be one of the better one’s in years, boasting combo forwards, jumbo guards and productive ...

The Illini have an elite team when they are at full strength. But they hit a rough patch while missing key players.

When No. 17 Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood considered how “bullish” he is on his team Sunday at State Farm Center, he didn’t play down his expectations. “I’m not afraid to say it — we ...

Kylan Boswell scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 17 Illinois rolled to an 83-74 Big Ten victory ...

Northwestern Wildcats (12-7, 3-5 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-6, 5-4 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -7.5; over/under is 148 BOTTOM ...

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis, this dribbling virtuoso of verve and swerve, averages 16-plus points, 5.5-plus rebounds and 5-plus assists. Since 2010, the only other freshmen in power ...

The first bit of evidence: When Illinois and Northwestern met Dec. 6 in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats erased a 10-point second ...

The Illinois basketball team has alreasy shown what happens when one of its top players are not on the court when Kasparas Jakucionis was out.

Julian Reese had 27 points and 17 rebounds and Derik Queen scored 25 points to lead Maryland to a 91-70 victory over No. 17 ...

The Illini, who suffered their third loss in four games, committed 16 turnovers that led to 27 points for the Terrapins.