Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

The flu bug continues to bite, and Tomislav Ivisic was stung by a turned ankle. Who will be ready for Saturday?

Tennessee Tech looks to stop its 3-game home skid with a victory against Eastern Illinois. Saturday's game is the second meeting this season between the two teams.

Western Illinois visits the UT Martin Skyhawks after Raegan McCowan scored 22 points in the Leathernecks' 70-66 loss to the Tennessee State Tigers.

Series History —Illinois leads the series 130-68 and have won the last seven games, including a 105-97 win in Champaign last season. Last games — Illinois is coming off a 82-73 loss to Rutgers on ...

Minnesota, with three straight losses, faces another tough challenge Sunday, when Indiana visits Williams Arena.

The Minnesota Gophers and Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Saturday, Feb. 8. The game is ...

Hampton at Towson, 6:30 p.m. UNC-Wilmington at Delaware, 6:30 p.m. Drexel at Monmouth (NJ), 7 p.m. Hofstra at Stony Brook, 7 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at NC A&T, 7 p.m.

Since then, No. 23 Illinois (15-8, 7-6 Big Ten) is just 3-5, with its latest misstep coming Wednesday in an 82-73 loss at Rutgers (12-11, 5-7 Big Ten). The Scarlet Knights' win was their first over a ...

Kasparas Jakucionis is dealing with adversity on the court for the first time in his college career. The talented freshman for No. 23 Illinois has finished with single-digit point totals in ...

Illinois basketball is starting to rack up disappointing losses this season, as Rutgers was too much to handle on Wednesday ...

Rutgers is the most confusing team in college basketball. The Scarlet Knights have, arguably, the best backcourt duo in the ...