Rodney Rice had a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead USC past Illinois State 87-67 in the Hall of Fame Series opener at Intuit Dome.

Illinois' Mihailo Petrovic, Brandon Lee status announced vs. Colgate basketball

Senior guard Cooper Noard scored 19 points in his home state, but Cornell fell 76-65 to Illinois State on Sunday afternoon at CEFCU Arena. The Big Red dropped to 0-2, while the Redbirds, ranked No. 4 in the CollegeInsider.

On the heels of their win over Texas Tech, the Illini are climbing up all the rankings – but are they the biggest riser in the country?

CORVALLIS — Putting on a steady performance on both ends, fueled by the constant energy of its leading scorer, Oregon State women’s basketball beat Illinois 64-59 Friday night at Gill Coliseum.

Illinois basketball remained No. 14 in the first in-season USA TODAY Network coaches poll, released Monday. Illinois (2-0) is one of six Big Ten teams ranked in the Nov. 10 poll. The Illini are third in the league behind No. 1 Purdue and No. 5 Michigan, and ahead of No. 15 UCLA, No. 17 Michigan State and No. 22 Wisconsin.

The Illini were tested by the Redbirds, but they hung tough and moved to 2-0 to open their 2025 campaign Illinois forward Berry Wallace (23) sinks a free throw in the Illini's 75-65 win over Illinois State at State Farm Center in Champaign,

The Illinois high school boys basketball 2025-26 season is right around the corner and we begin to roll out our preseason rankings out of the Midwest region. Taking the No. 1 spot in our first Illinois Top 25 preseason rankings are the defending Class 3A state champion DePaul College Prep,

The USC Trojans square off against the Illinois State Redbirds at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.