Illinois at Maryland 4 pm TV: ESPN2 It’s Big Ten season, time for Illinois to prove its 10-3 record is no fluke against real competition. To call the opening stretch of conference play important for …
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Illini basketball preview: Braggin’ Rights vs. Mizzou
Illinois vs. Missouri — Braggin’ Rights Game 6 pm in St. Louis, MO TV: ESPNU Illinois is on a five-game win streak and has won the last three Braggin’ Rights games. Missouri is hot garbage this year, with …
Illini basketball preview: BYU
Illinois vs. BYU 8:30 pm at the United Center, Chicago TV: Big Ten Network Since a brutal Thanksgiving week, Illinois has done well by winning four in a row despite some uneven performances. The first …
Illini entertaining in rout of Central Michigan
Sometimes, it's best to step back and see things as they are, and the Illini were nothing less than entertaining on Saturday.
Illini basketball preview: Central Michigan
Illinois vs. Central Michigan 2 pm TV: None (BTN Plus stream) Are you used to seeing an undersized dude in a visiting team’s jersey lighting up the scoreboard at State Farm Center yet? Well, if Keon …
Illini basketball preview: IUPUI
Illinois vs. IUPUI 7 p.m. TV: None (ESPN3 stream) After beating NC State decisively and putting forth its best defensive performance of the year against VCU, Illinois is starting to look the basketball team fans …
Illini basketball preview: VCU
Illinois vs. VCU 2 p.m., in Miami, Fla. TV: CBS Sports Network With just five games left in the nonconference season, Illinois (5-3) has work left to do in order to stay within striking distance …
State-ment win
After dropping three in a row, Illinois got exactly what it needed against NC State.
Illini basketball preview: NC State
lllinois vs. NC State 8 p.m. TV: ESPNU If the Illini are thankful for anything, it’s getting away from the NIT Season Tip-Off. After dropping three games in the tournament last week, Illinois looks a lot …
Illini basketball preview: West Virginia
Illinois vs. #19 West Virginia 2 p.m. in Brooklyn, NY TV: ESPNU That game against Winthrop ended…suboptimally for Illinois. And it led to a lot of online grousing about John Groce and the state of …