Purdue head coach Matt Painter dropped a truth bomb about the Illinois Fighting Illini after their matchup on Friday. The Boilermakers initially held a 42-40 lead at halftime. However, the ...

We’re just going to have to call it a tie for first with wherever else. The Illini (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63-53 with nine minutes gone in the second half. Fans were going ballistic ...

The Illini currently have a five game losing streak against the Boilermakers. With an Illinois win over Purdue, Illinois would be the 6 seed with a UCLA loss to USC, or the 7 seed with a UCLA ...

Rankings — The Boilermakers are rated No. 18 in the latest Associated Press Poll. Series history — The Boilermakers lead the all-time series 107-90 over the Illini. Purdue has won the last five ...

Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-10, 11-8 Big Ten) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (21-8, 11-7 Big Ten) Indianapolis; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois plays in the Big Ten Tournament against ...

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With the Timberwolves, Shannon heeded his own advice, advice he'd given his Illini teammates, about his lack of early playing time. "It's good because last year I was playing a lot and the guys ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tuesday was a get-right game for Illinois at the State Farm Center. The Fighting Illini entered Tuesday having dropped three consecutive games, the latest of which was a blowout loss ...

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Iowa came into the game with a chance to upset Illinois. The Illini were riding a three-game losing skid to ranked teams with two games against ranked teams coming up after the Hawkeyes to finish ...

Who knew what the Illini would look like on Tuesday night? Illinois has looked like a national title contender at times, but we have also looked like a bottom feeder of the Big Ten. On this night ...