In a clash of two of the best teams in the Big Ten, Illinois basketball fell just short against Michigan State 80-78 in a tightly contested battle. Despite a hot start to the game, Illinois ran into s

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood was less than thrilled with the officiating crew during Sunday's loss to Michigan State.

Two marquee matchups headlined the week: Michigan State vs. Illinois (Jan. 19) and Purdue vs. Oregon (Jan. 18). The Spartans and Boilermakers’ respective victories firmly establish them as the Big Ten’s top two teams at this stage of the season.

Underwood is referring to Kasparas Jakucionis, who fouled out in just nine minutes. ‘Truthfully I thought the game was the free throw line. You can’t go on the road and miss ten free throws.’ ‘…A team that I thought guarded exceptionally well… they took our three-ball away.’

Illinois’ men’s basketball is coming off a tough loss at No. 12 Michigan State.Illinois dropped to 5-3 in conference play and complicated its hope of winning a

The Spartans' win over Illinois bought breathing room against one of the Big Ten's most dangerous title contenders.

No Illini team has matched a 1946 stretch of four consecutive games — all vital to the Rose Bowl march — each of which appeared to be lost.

Illinois basketball is coming off one of the toughest losses in recent memory. The Illini held strong against the Spartans on Sunday. This could have been a blo

So no Kasparas Jakucionis, the star point with a left forearm injury? No crazy student section because they're on break?No problem.No. 13 Illinois smokes Penn S

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo is impressed by what he sees from Illinois. The Spartans beat Illinois Sunday.

The Spartans' 7-0 start in Big Ten play is their best since the 2018-19 season when they last played in the Final Four.

The most significant matchup of the early Big Ten season also proved to be its best, as No. 12 Michigan State outdueled, outlasted or maybe just survived a slugfest with No. 19 Illinois, hanging on for an 80-78 win Sunday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.