Penn State (6-11, 15-15) All time: 28-13 (last: Illinois 60, Penn State 58, 1/31/15 in Champaign) Tip-off: 11 a.m. TV: Big Ten Network It’s easy to lose sight of this game in light of the …
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On an upswing?
With their second half performance on Sunday, Illini basketball might have given fans reason to be optimistic.
Illinois-Minnesota preview
Minnesota (8-19, 2-13) All time: 120-65 (last: Illinois 76, Minnesota 71 OT, 1/23/16 in St. Paul) Tip-off: 7 pm TV: Big Ten Network If Illini fans would like a chance to say goodbye to this …
Lackluster Illini lashed by Hoosiers
Despite having a halftime lead, there was little good to be found in Illinois' performance Thursday.
Illinois-Indiana preview
#18 Indiana (22-6, 12-3) All time: 86-88 (last: Illinois 69, Indiana 103, 1/19/16 in Bloomington) Tip-off: 8 p.m. TV: ESPN The Hoosiers utterly dominated Illinois when they met earlier this season, there’s no other way …
Illinois-Wisconsin preview
Wisconsin (16-10, 8-5) All time: 110-83 (last: Illinois 55, Wisconsin 63, 1/31/16 in Champaign) Tip-off: Sunday at 7:30 p.m. TV: Big Ten Network You can’t talk about Illini basketball right now without talking about Leron …
A night for optimism
Illinois rode the new-AD bump to a big win over Rutgers.
Illinois-Rutgers preview
Rutgers (6-19, 0-12) All time: 3-0 (last: Illinois 110, Rutgers 101 3OT in Piscataway) Tip-off: 8 p.m. TV: Big Ten Network If you don’t think the February 3rd meeting between these two teams in New …
Illinois-Northwestern preview
Northwestern (16-9, 4-8) All-time: 132-39 (last: Illinois 86, NW 60 in Champaign, 2/28/15) Tip off: 7 p.m. TV: Big Ten Network The term rivalry is accurate for Saturday’s in-state match-up between Illinois and Northwestern, but …
Altered expectations, or how I learned to love the loss
Chris recaps the most recent game (a loss) against Iowa.