The Illini dropped just one spot to No. 18 overall in this week's AP Top 25, despite suffering a 21-point home loss to Maryland on Thursday. Brad Underwood's squad bounced back on Sunday with an ...

The Illini are dark-horse Final Four contenders. If this team comes together, there's no telling how high it can climb. Unfortunately, the reality for Illini coach Brad Underwood and his squad isn ...

That's Illinois, according to the NET, KenPom.com and BartTorvik.com — even after Thursday's 91-70 loss at home to Maryland that dropped the Illini to 13-6 overall, 5-4 in the league.

The Illini still led by 23 points with five minutes left in the game, but sloppy, unfocused play in the final minutes allowed Northwestern to cut that deficit. Illinois put five players into ...

And when Illini center Tomislav Ivisic was ruled out of the game because of an illness, Underwood surely would have bet the farm on it. What he couldn't do, however, was anything whatsoever to ...

Illinois committed 16 turnovers that led to 27 Maryland points. The Illini were without leading rebounder and No. 2 scorer 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic, who was sidelined with strep throat.

Tomislav Ivisic added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Illini (16-8, 8-6 Big Ten), who lost four of their previous six games. Femi Odukale had a season-high 22 points and Lu’Cye Patterson added ...

The Illini still led by 23 points with five minutes left in the game, but sloppy, unfocused play in the final minutes allowed Northwestern to cut that deficit. Illinois put five players into ...