The No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (17-2) look to avoid consecutive Big Ten Conference losses on Saturday when they host the 11th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini (16-3) at Mackey Arena.

Illinois enters on an eight-game win streak while Purdue looks to rebound from a loss to UCLA in today's Big Ten contest.

Britt Prince scored 20 points, Logan Nissley and Jessica Petrie each scored 15 points and 24th-ranked Nebraska held off Illinois 81-75.

Preview the Jan 24 matchup between the Purdue Boilermakers and Illinois Fighting Illini with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Illinois fell 81–75 to No. 24 Nebraska on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, but the final score hardly told the full story of a game defined by resilience, physicality and a second-half surge that forced the Cornhuskers to earn every possession down the stretch.

An Iowa Republican lawmaker's bill proposes a study on absorbing counties in Illinois, where a secessionist movement has emerged.

The Illini are building off a strong season by turning their attention to the 2027 class, extending an early offer to a talented 2027 prospect

An Illinois doctor indicted on murder charges in the December shooting deaths of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home pleaded not guilty to the killings in an Ohio courtroom on Friday.