Analyst Andy Katz believes it's a four-man race for Big Ten Player of the Year between Braden Smith, Danny Wolf, Vladislav Goldin and Kasparas Jakucionis.

Even with all the whistles and without the win, there was plenty for the Illini to learn from the Spartans game ...

There was a silver lining to Jakucionis' foul problems. Riley came off the bench and poured in 16 points in his first seven ...

Sitting in between Illinois assistant coaches Kwa Jones, left, and Geoff Alexander, Kasparas Jakucionis watches from the ...

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland plays No. 17 Illinois after Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points in Maryland's 69-66 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Fighting Illini are 8-2 on their home court.

An updated NBA mock draft, with Cooper Flagg heading north and the Spurs landing Victor Wembanyama's point guard of the future.

Illinois basketball is coming off one of the toughest losses in recent memory. The Illini held strong against the Spartans on Sunday. This could have been a blo ...

No. 19 Illinois lost a heartbreaker at No. 12 Michigan State, 80-78.Illinois started off hot and led by as many as 10 points ...

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood wasn't pleased with the officials during his loss to Michigan State on Sunday.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo is impressed by what he sees from Illinois. The Spartans beat Illinois Sunday.

Illinois basketball just had one of the most annoying games I have watch in quite some time. The Illini were looking great ...

Tom Izzo thought Sunday’s game against Illinois had a chance to be an instant classic and one of the best environments the ...