The Fighting Illini are out of the NCAA Tournament — they were plagued by turnovers against Kentucky in the second round on ...

In the South Loop, Illini fans took over Weather Mark Tavern, where the drinks were flowing and a sea of orange and blue ...

The sixth-seeded Illini are counting on it as they and Riley prepare to square off against third-seeded Kentucky in Sunday's ...

Illinois Fighting Illini (22-9, 11-8 Big Ten) at Texas Longhorns (32-3, 17-2 SEC) Austin, Texas; Monday, 2 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Longhorns -18.5; over/under is 131.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Texas ...

Kylan Boswell and Will Riley each scored 15 points and Tre White had 14 for Illinois (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten), which shot 50.8 percent (32 for 63). The Illini ended a three-game losing streak which ...

The No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats and Illinois Fighting Illini play in the NCAA Tournament second round. The teams match up Sunday ...

Sunday’s road blocks against Kentucky were largely self ... The Wildcats turned 14 Illinois turnovers in 26 points. It wasn’t the Illini simply throwing the ball away either.

Illinois basketball didn’t have a lot of positive vibes entering the first round of the NCAA tournament. The last time we saw ...

Scurrying to recover on defense, Illini guard Kasparas Jakucionis leapt to make an excellent, clean block, avoiding all contact with Loyer's body in the process. Jakucionis was called for a ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 23 Creighton Bluejays .

BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Texas and Illinois square off in the NCAA Tournament second round. The Longhorns are 17-2 against SEC opponents and 15-1 in non-conference play. Texas has a 27-3 record against ...