It was the fourth straight game in which Jakucionis scored 20 or more points for the Illini, who beat Wisconsin for the ninth consecutive time.

Dec 10, 2024; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kylan Boswell (4) drives the ball past Wisconsin Badgers guard Max Klesmit (11) during the first half at State Farm Center.

That noise you heard coming from the State Farm Center locker room in Champaign after Tuesday's game was less a barbaric yawp and more a sigh of relief after Illinois (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten) slipped away ...

UCLA went on the road to beat a previously unbeaten longtime rival in the new Big Ten and take over No. 1 in the men's ...

Two Illinois guards getting to their spots, knocking down shots and otherwise doing most of what they wanted Wisconsin might ...

EAST LANSING – As Michigan State’s basketball team tried to survive the final minute against Samford on Tuesday night, none of it really mattered in that moment. The season — aka freshman ...

After missing the NCAA Tournament last season and with IU threatening to become a football school, can Woodson restore ...

I have so much respect for Greg,” Underwood said postgame, acknowledging the challenge that facing Gard’s teams always ...

There is one glaring number on the box score in that regard. Wisconsin starting center Steven Crowl finished with zero ...

The Wisconsin Badgers fell to the Illinois Fighting Illini 86-80 on Tuesday night.

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