Dalton Knecht scores 21 to lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 20 Illinois 86-79
Jonas Aidoo scored 14 and Josiah-Jordan James scored 12 points and had seven assists. Quincy Guerrier and Terrence Shannon scored 22 each to lead Illinois. Coleman Hawkins had 12. The Illini were limited to 33% shooting from the field.
Domask and Shannon both score 33 as No. 20 Illinois beats No. 11 Florida Atlantic 98-89 in Jimmy V Classic
Playing in this event for the second consecutive year, the Fighting Illini won their fifth straight game thanks to Domask and Shannon, who combined for 49 points after halftime and finished a combined 25 of 35 from the field.
Terrence Shannon Jr. has 23 points, 10 rebounds, No. 24 Illinois beats Rutgers 76-58
The game featured the top two defenses in the Big Ten, and Illinois got the better of Rutgers by holding the Scarlet Knights to 33% shooting.
Northwestern beats Illinois 45-43, ends Illini’s bowl hopes
John Paddock completed 24 of 34 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns and Reggie Love III ran for 106 yards for Illinois.
Karlin, King lead Marquette women to 71-67 win over No. 23 Illinois
Camille Hobby made a layup with just under 20 seconds left to make it 68-67 but King hit two from the line at 14.1. Hobby had 18 points and seven rebounds for Illinois
Touchdown pass gives Illinois a 48-45 overtime victory over Indiana
CHAMPAIGN — John Paddock threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Williams in overtime to give Illinois a 48-45 win Saturday over Indiana in a Big Ten game. After Indiana’s Chris Freeman kicked a 41-yard field goal in OT, Paddock scrambled to his right and connected with Williams near the end zone. Paddock threw for […]
Late flurry gives No. 25 Illinois a 64-53 win over Oakland
Oakland took an early 8-0 lead before Illinois went ahead for the first time 17-15 and led by just one at halftime.
Illinois stuns Minnesota 27-26 on TD pass by Paddock in final minute after late QB switch for injury
The Illini faced fourth-and-11 from their 15-yard line with 1:24 left when John Paddock came in cold with the drive of his life that knocked the Gophers out of their tie for first place in the diluted Big Ten West Division.
Locke’s TD pass caps 18-point fourth-quarter Wisconsin comeback win over Illinois, 25-21
Illinois build a 14-7 lead in the first half at halftime, then added a 12-yard touchdown run in the third quarter by Kaden Feagin for a 21-7 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Caleb Griffin’s 43-yard field goal on the final play lifts Illinois over Maryland 27-24
Caleb Griffin kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give Illinois its first Big Ten victory of the season, a 27-24 upset of Maryland.
Two TD’s in 10 seconds lifts Nebraska past Illinois
The Illini scored their only touchdown with 1:31 left in the first half when Pat Bryant caught a perfectly thrown 46-yard touchdown pass from Luke Altmyer.
Fans and Friday night’s game to pay homage to football legend Dick Butkus
Butkis was a star linebacker, fullback and kicker at Chicago Vocational High who went on to play at the University of Illinois.
Dick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
Butkus was a Hall of Famer whose bone-rattling tackles made him one of the most intimidating players in NFL history.
3rd-quarter scoring flurry leads Boilermakers to 44-19 rout over Illinois in battle for The Cannon
Illinois has lost four straight in this rivalry and all three in coach Bret Bielema’s tenure. The Fighting Illini finished with nine penalties, one turnover that Purdue recovered for a touchdown and five sacks allowed.
Altmyer bounces back, leads Illinois comeback win over Florida Atlantic, 23-17
It was a bounce-back game for Altmyer, who threw four interceptions in the 30-13 loss to Penn State last week and was benched in the fourth quarter.
