When No. 17 Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood considered how “bullish” he is on his team Sunday at State Farm Center, he didn’t play down his expectations. “I’m not afraid to say it — we ...

Fighting Illini -7.5; over/under is 148 BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Illinois faces Northwestern after Kasparas Jakucionis scored 21 points in Illinois' 91-70 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. The Fighting ...

Jakucionis led the 19th-ranked Illini with 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a 70-66 overtime loss in the team’s ...

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis, this dribbling virtuoso of verve and swerve, averages 16-plus points, 5.5-plus rebounds and 5-plus assists. Since 2010, the only other freshmen in power ...

The Illinois basketball team has alreasy shown what happens when one of its top players are not on the court when Kasparas Jakucionis was out. On Thursday, it was Tomislav Ivisic's turn to be out. The ...

The first bit of evidence: When Illinois and Northwestern met Dec. 6 in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats erased a 10-point second ...

The Michigan State Spartans narrowly defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini, 80-78, on Sunday. Since that game, Illinois fans have made quite the fuss about how ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, on Sunday, Jan. 26. The game is ...

Illinois, which Izzo called the best team in the Big Ten, had the talent around Jakucionis to keep the outcome at the Breslin ...

Julian Reese had 27 points and 17 rebounds and Derik Queen scored 25 points to lead Maryland to a 91-70 victory over No. 17 ...

The Illini, who suffered their third loss in four games, committed 16 turnovers that led to 27 points for the Terrapins.

The Maryland Terrapins came into Champaign and dismantled the Illini 91-70 on Thursday night in Champaign. Julian Reese led ...