The Illinois Fighting Illini have regained their swagger with a win on Friday night, ending the regular season on a three-game winning streak after a rough stretch of three straight losses by a combined 78 points.

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville basketball and coach Brian Barone are headed to the NCAA Tournament after winning the OVC's automatic bid.

Illinois freshman forward Will Riley dialed up 21 points and an Illini win over No. 18 Purdue on Friday at the State Farm Center in Champaign, but he also gave all of us something else: one more reason to love Bill Raftery.

Northern Illinois men’s basketball fans haven’t had much to cheer about this season, so they’ll celebrate any victory they can get — even if it happens by accident. The Huskies, who entered Friday with a 5-25 mark and a 1-15 MAC record,

If the Illini keep winning and the selection committee walks as it talks, current projections don't do Illinois justice

The second of two Sunday games on CBS will see No. 15 Michigan in a huge spot as it welcomes Illinois to Ann Arbor looking to keep its Big Ten title hopes alive. The Wolverines (2