Illinois hosts the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans after Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points in Illinois' 83-78 win against the UCLA Bruins.

The Salukis are 2-9 on their home court. Southern Illinois has a 1-0 record in one-possession games. The Flames have gone 6-7 against MVC opponents. UIC has a 5-10 record against teams over .500.

The Bruins have games against Minnesota, Ohio State, Northwestern and USC with a blockbuster road game against No. 7 Purdue ...

Central Catholic coach Deb Coffman has been doing this coaching thing a long time. In fact, she’s been with the Saints girls basketball program 31 ...

The Illinois State Redbirds (15-11, 7-8 MVC) face the Bradley Braves (20-6, 11-4 MVC) in a clash of MVC teams at 8:00 PM ET ...

Wednesday’s MVC schedule includes the Murray State Racers (13-13, 7-8 MVC) playing the Southern Illinois Salukis (12-14, 7-8 ...

After falling out of the AP poll, Illinois (17-8, 9-6 Big Ten) has rattled off back-to-back wins and built some momentum ...

Saturday, the No. 11 Spartans of Michigan State (19-5, 10-3) and the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-8, 9- 6) meet at State Farm ...

Maryland center Derik Queen is a legitimate candidate for Big Ten Freshman of the Year, but he faces stiff competition.

After Illinois freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis hung on through a rough four-game patch in which he averaged 11.0 points ...

A massive game is approaching, and the Illinois basketball team has a chance to get revenge. Less than a month ago, the ...

The Wisconsin Badgers are No. 4 in the Big Ten and they’re the No. 16 ranked team in the nation, with a tough week ahead of ...