CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Boyd scored a career-high 38 points, John Blackwell added 31 and No. 23 Wisconsin rallied from 15 down in the second half to beat No. 9 Illinois 91-88 in overtime in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. It was tied at 80 in overtime when Boyd scored in the paint…
Michigan won three of the top four Associated Press Big Ten men’s basketball awards Tuesday, with Yaxel Lendeborg voted player of the year and top first-year transfer and Dusty May named coach of the year. Illinois’ Keaton Wagler was the unanimous choice for freshman of the year in voting by a panel of 16 media…
Illinois secured a spot in the quarter finals of the Big Ten Tournament, becoming one of the top 4 teams in the conference.
The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team will wait to see if it is selected to play in the NCAA March Madness Tournament later this month.
Illinois held off Michigan State, 71-69 in the Big Ten Tournament and moves on to the quarterfinals.
Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Destiny Jackson added 21, and Illinois beat Wisconsin 82-70 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
The Illini beat the Ducks 80 to 54 and honored senior players, AJ Redd, Kylan Boswell and Ben Humrichous.
The Illinois women’s basketball team lost 78-73 to Minnesota on Sunday. Following the team’s 10th loss of the season, the Illini now prepare to head to the Big Ten Tournament in Indiana.
For the first time since 2006, Champaign hosted a matchup with two top ten teams, but as the final buzzer sounded, the No. 10 University of Illinois Fighting Illini (22-7, 13-5) could not get it done as they lost to the No. 3 University of Michigan Wolverines (27-2, 17-1) 84 to 70. This is Illinois’ first loss to Michigan since 2019 after winning their last nine meetings.
Illinois got 19 points from freshman Keaton Wagler, who briefly put the Illini ahead late.
Andrej Stojakovic scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and No. 10 Illinois routed Southern California 101-65 on Wednesday night for its 14th win in 16 games.
The Illinois women’s basketball team got back-to-back wins for the first time this year with a dominant 76-56 win against Rutgers University Tuesday night.
Illinois Mens basketball bounces back with a dominant win against Indiana.
Buoyed by sophomore guard Aaliyah Guyton’s three-point shots, the Illinois women’s basketball team rebounded after back-to-back losses with a dominant 92-60 win against the University of Wisconsin.
The No. 8 University of Illinois men’s basketball team lost against the University of Wisconsin 92-90 in overtime after leading by 12 points in the second half.