Only one more half stands between Illinois and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead SIUE 46-28. Illinois has yet to string ...

CHAMPAIGN — Kasparas Jakucionis came within two rebounds of becoming the first Illinois freshman ... But the Illini did get out-toughed at times on the glass and settled at times on offense.

Riley scored 26 of his 31 points in the second half to set an Illinois scoring record in a freshman debut and the Illini ...

Illinois defeated SIUE's men's basketball team, with five players scoring in double figures, including Kasparas Jakucionis ...

The Fighting Illini have hosted Eastern Illinois for its season opener the last three seasons ... The Illini also dominated ...

The Illini also dominated the glass across the opening period ... over Southeast Missouri in 2016. The Fighting Illini have hosted Eastern Illinois for its season opener the last three seasons.

The Marquette Golden Eagles (0-2) were unable to spoil the Illinois Fighting Illini’s (2-0) WBIT Championship banner-night party, falling on the road at the State Farm Center 65-53. The Golden Eagles ...

Nov 25, 2020; Champaign, Illinois, USA; A general view during the second half during a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the ... aggressively on the glass, which often results in ...

It’s only fitting that — on the night the 2024 WBIT championship banner was raised in the State Farm Center rafters — Illinois dominated yet another Big East opponent. The Illini ended their 2023-24 ...

At the NCAA season opener, elite prospects like Duke’s Cooper Flagg and Maryland’s Derik Queen made strong debuts.

Flagg, Cooper. Now that we got that out of the way, let's get to the rest of the 2024-25 college basketball breakout players ...