Michigan St tops No. 5 Illinois 81-72, bolsters NCAA chances
Aaron Henry scored 20 points and Joshua Langford had 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Michigan State past the Fighting Illini 81-72 on Tuesday night, bolstering its chances of playing in college basketball’s showcase.
Illinois sails past Minnesota 94-63
Kofi Cockburn scored 22 points in 24 minutes as the Illini cruised past Minnesota 94-63.
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The Golden Gophers are on the NCAA bubble. A win over the fifth ranked Illini would go a long way to sealing a berth.
Benzan’s 22 lead No. 9 Maryland past Illinois 103-58
Katie Benzan scored 22 points, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range, to lead ninth-ranked Maryland to a 103-58 rout of Illinois on Wednesday.
Indiana overcomes horrible shooting to beat Illinois 58-50
No. 15 Indiana overcame a horrible shooting day to turn back Illinois 58-50.
Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu lead Illinois past Wisconsin 75-60
Illinois outrebounded the Badgers 46-18. The Illini shot 54% from the field to Wisconsin's 41%.
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Top 20 teams meet in Champagne as No. 19 Badgers meet up with No. 12 Illini.
Dosunmu, Frazier lead No. 19 Illinois over No. 7 Iowa 80-75
Ayo Dosunmu scored 25 points, Trent Frazier had 24 and No. 19 Illinois upset No. 7 Iowa 80-75 on Friday night.
New Illini coach Bielema says he doesn't want to wait to win
It’s going on 40 days since Bret Bielema was announced as Illinois’ football coach, and since then he has assembled a staff, met returning players, recruited new ones, persuaded a top player to pull his name out of the transfer portal and made the rounds getting to know administrators and alumni.
No. 21 Northwestern women beat Illinois 73-54
Lindsey Pulliam scored 19 of her season-high 28 points in the third quarter and grabbed six rebounds to help No. 21 Northwestern beat Illinois 73-54 on Thursday night.
Cockburn leads No. 22 Illinois to 79-65 win over Penn State
Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 22 Illinois to a 79-65 victory over Penn State on Tuesday night.
Liddell, No. 21 Ohio St power past No. 14 Illinois 87-81
E.J. Liddell scored 26 points and No. 21 Ohio State beat No. 14 Illinois 87-81 in a brutal Big Ten matchup on Saturday.
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The Big Ten clash between Top 25 teams starts off busy sports Saturday on FOX.
No. 16 Ohio State women beat Illinois 78-55
Jacy Sheldon scored 20 points, Aaliyah Patty added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 16 Ohio State won its first road game of the season with a 78-55 victory over Illinois on Thursday night.
Fighting Illini beat Purdue Boilermakers 66-58
Purdue is one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, but Illinois outrebounded the Boilermakers 39-33.
Quarterback Brandon Peters to return for 3rd season at Illinois
Illinois quarterback Brandon Peters will return for a third season with the Illini and play for new coach Bret Bielema, the team announced Tuesday.
Illinois beats Indiana 69-60
Number 18 Illinois beat Indiana 69-60 on Saturday.
Dosunmu, Cockburn lead No. 18 Illinois past Penn State 98-81
Dosunmu scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half to lead the No. 18 Fighting Illini past Penn State 98-81 on Wednesday night.
New Illinois coach to make homegrown talent a priority
New Illinois coach Bret Bielema said Monday he hopes to have a staff in place by early January and is already concentrating on homegrown recruiting.
No. 19 Rutgers beats No. 13 Illinois to remain unbeaten
Ron Harper Jr. scored 28 points, Jacob Young added 24, and No. 19 Rutgers (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) overcame a double-digit first-half deficit to beat No. 13 Illinois 91-88 on Sunday.