Despite beating No. 20 Wisconsin and losing to No. 1 Tennessee on a last second layup, the voters decided to keep Illinois ...

Will Riley looked to be an all-star after one college basketball game. Riley, a 6-foot-8 freshman, scored 31 points in his Illini debut, setting a program record for points by a freshman in their ...

Five of his teammates were also whistled for a pair of first-half fouls, as 26 total fouls were called between Illinois and ...

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood greets Tennessee's head coach Rick Barnes in an NCAA basketball game at the State Farm ...

Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis misses crucial free throws, leading to a narrow loss against Tennessee in a foul-heavy game.

Saturday was another day of dominance for SEC basketball. The league has set up a scenario to get 12 teams into the NCAA ...

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood lamented one mistake he made after losing to Tennessee at the buzzer.

Illinois forward Will Riley (7) and Tennessee's guard Jordan Gainey (11) in an NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center ...

Illinois nearly upset No. 1 Tennessee, but Jordan Gainey's buzzer-beater secured a narrow win for the Volunteers.

Senior guard Jordan Gainey scores season-high 23 points, including buzzer-beating layup to lift the Vols to the win.

Even in the middle of an undefeated start when top-ranked Tennessee had throttled anyone who happened to get in its way, ...

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes and Illinois coach Brad Underwood reacted to the Volunteers’ buzzer-beater win on Saturday in ...