In a first half where neither team pulled away, Tonje led Wisconsin with 12 points followed by Klesmit, who scored 11. Facing ...

Jakucionis led the 19th-ranked Illini with 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a 70-66 overtime loss in the team’s Big Ten opener against the Wildcats. College/Prep Sports Reporter ...

What do this week's power rankings look like headed into one of the best days of nonconference basketball this season?

The Illini won 90-77. College/Prep Sports Reporter Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis makes a move to the basket as Arkansas forward Zvonimir Ivisic defends on Thursday evening at the T-Mobile ...

The Badgers (8-2, 0-1 Big Ten) are in the middle of the most challenging portion of their early-season schedule. The ...

CHAMPAIGN — The Illini dropped in the AP Top 25 following a ranked loss to Kentucky last week. Illinois (6-1) fell to No. 21 in this week's top 25, down two spots from No. 19 last week.

The program brought in a relatively even split between new offensive and defensive players. Additional size and strength will join the Illini, as 15 recruits are over 6 feet tall, and 11 weigh more ...

Following a strong seven-game start to the year, the No. 19 Illini (6-1, 0-0) head into the Big Ten opener against a familiar foe. The two-and-a-half-hour bus ride to Evanston is one of the quicker ...

Kasparas Jakucionis scored a career-high 24 points, Tre White had 23 points and eight rebounds and Kylan Boswell added 19 ...

The No. 25-ranked Fighting Illini (8-3, 5-3 B10) are coming off a 38-31 victory at Rutgers, with eyes on a nine-win season and improving their bowl standing ahead of decision day Dec. 8.

Wisconsin's defense was atrocious, and that's probably too kind of a description. Here's what else stood out to columnist Jim ...