Illinois comes up short in the Big Ten tournament against Nebraska, losing 74 – 70
Genesis Bryant led Illinois with 20 points with Kendall Bostic adding 19.
Genesis Bryant led Illinois with 20 points with Kendall Bostic adding 19.
Tre White had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Illinois to a 93-73 rout of No. 15 Michigan 93-73.
The Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball came up short in Sunday’s game against Michigan at State Farm Center.
The Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball came up short in Sunday’s game against No. 4 USC. After a hard-fought battle, USC beat Illinois 76 to 66 in Los Angeles in a back-and-forth battle for the majority of the game.
Illinois look to end their final trip of the regular season on a positive note. They will go against No. 4 USC on Sunday afternoon at Galen Center.
CHAMPAIGN — Senior guard Adalia McKenzie had 23 points, eight rebounds and four steals against Nebraska. Illinois beat Nebraska 77-68 on Sunday extending the team’s win streak against Big Ten opponents to eight. This win sets a new program record for most consecutive wins against Big Ten opponents. Takeaways Nebraska: They heavily relied on center…
Jaxson Kohler had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Tre Holloman scored 14 points and No. 11 Michigan State rallied to beat Illinois 79-65 and giving the Spartans’ Tom Izzo the most conference wins in Big Ten history.
Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points and Illinois held off UCLA for an 83-78 win over UCLA to end the Bruins’ seven-game win streak.
Illinois coach Brad Underwood decided to go young this season in replacing the experienced team he took to the Elite Eight last season after winning the Big Ten Tournament title.
Mark Allen, who had been Illinois’ pitching coach for the last five seasons, has died. He was 49.
Morez Johnson Jr. had 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots, Ben Humrichous had 14 points, Kasparas Jakucionis had 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Jake Davis added 11 points from the bench for Illinois. N
Kasparas Jakucionis had 21 points and seven assists and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 15 points for Illinois (13-6, 5-4), which lost for the third time in four games and dropped consecutive games for the first time in two seasons.
Theryn Hallock scored 15 of her career-best 26 points in the fourth quarter as the No. 22 Michigan State women rolled to an 86-68 win over Illinois
The Fighting Illini took a 10-point lead in the first half and were trailing by one and had possession when Kylan Boswell turned over the ball with 5.9 seconds left.
SEATTLE — Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday. The Fighting Illini (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten), playing at UW for the first time since the 1952 Final Four, had a 17-point lead but the…