Players stood on the court ready to play for a couple of minutes before both teams started to warm up as the buzzer continued to sound. It was finally silenced, but then the main scoreboard and video screen that hangs over the middle of the court went dark.
Next up is a meeting Saturday with ninth-seeded Iowa to see which Big Ten team will advance to the Final Four. It will be the 11th Elite Eight appearance for Illinois and its second in three seasons under Brad Underwood.
After winning the team’s first round of the March Madness Tournament, the Illinois women’s basketball team was eliminated after losing 75-57 to the No. 2-seeded Vanderbilt Monday night.
Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini are the youngest team in this tournament after replacing four starters.
Andrej Stojakovic scored 21 points and No. 3 Illinois beat 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons under coach Brad Underwood.
David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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.