As the draft approaches, five players from international backgrounds have separated themselves as likely top picks.

The Illini have played three straight games without 7-foot-1, 255-pound sophomore center Tomislav Ivisic, who’s out ...

NBA Draft class is shaping up to be one of the better one’s in years, boasting combo forwards, jumbo guards and productive ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball head coach Brad Underwood said a change may be coming to the team's starting lineup after Thursday's 80-74 loss at Nebraska in overtime.  "I've got to do ...

The Illini were off the mark, as has been the case all too often this season, as the Cornhuskers took an overtime tilt ...

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Illinois lost for the first time in 10 meetings with Nebraska and for the first time in four visits to Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for Illinois, which lost for the first time in 10 meetings ...

Brice Williams scored a game-high 27 points, including Nebraska's last eight in overtime, as the Cornhuskers stopped No. 18 ...

Find out the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Husker basketball game betting odds, over/under and point spread for ...

No. 19 Illinois (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) will visit Breslin Center for Sunday’s noon tip. The Fighting Illini are the ...

Humrichous 0-8 1-2 1, Johnson 2-2 1-2 5, Boswell 3-8 0-0 6, Jakucionis 6-15 3-4 18, White 2-8 4-6 8, Riley 7-17 0-1 18, Gibbs-Lawhorn 5-10 3-3 15, Davis 1-4 0-0 3, Booth 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-73 12-18 ...