You’ve probably heard the whispers at some point: Illinois might be the best team in the Big Ten. The Illini are dark-horse Final Four contenders. If this team comes together, there's no telling ...

Feb 11, 2025; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) drives to the basket during the first half against the UCLA Bruins at State Farm Center. Mandatory ...

The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini 95-74, marking their first victory over their rivals since 2019. Badgers star John Tonje scored 31 points, continuing his impressive streak ...

Illinois (16-8, 8-6) improved to 15-1 when scoring at least 80 points and is averaging 85 points, the most since the 1988-89 Final Four team. Jakučionis, one of 10 finalists for the Jerry West Aw ...

Jaxon Kohler's career day at Illinois is an example of the gumption and growth that's fueling this MSU basketball team.

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm ... was starting to get looked at like a true Final Four-caliber team. “I believe that our ceiling is really ...

Freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis averages the highest point total for Illinois with 16 points per game. Earlier in the ...

a third loss in four games. MSU’s basketball team answered many of them definitively Saturday night at Illinois: The Spartans are not a group that’s going to be steamrolled, or one that’s ...