“Will Riley is just a real tough matchup for anybody," Painter said after the game. "Just with his size and his skill level and his ability to make a three, to make a pull-up, to drive, to kind of ...

After a brutal three-game losing streak, the Illini are standing tall entering the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.

Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 ...

Illinois basketball was playing well coming into the game on Friday night against the Purdue Boilermakers. The last game against Michigan gave the Illini a lot ...

The Illini ran the Boilermakers off the line and played connected offense to knock off their second straight ranked opponent ...

Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 ...

Illinois basketball head coach Brad Underwood revealed how the Fighting Illini turned their season around the past few games ...

You already guessed the answer. On a bonkers Friday night at State Farm Center, Illinois came back to beat the No. 18 ...

Despite railing to beat Purdue for the first time since the onset of the global pandemic, Illinois might take a step back ...

Not the final two minutes. The Boilermakers want some of those possessions back. Illinois concluded its 88-80 victory on a 13-1 run. Add it to the other potentially big victories -- too many of them - ...

Not the final two minutes. The Boilermakers want some of those possessions back. Illinois concluded its 88-80 victory on a 13 ...

Matt Painter had high remarks about the Illinois Fighting Illini after Purdue's 88-80 loss to end the regular season.