Jones scores 21, Buffalo defeats Northern Illinois 85-75
Curtis Jones had 21 points in Buffalo’s 85-75 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.
Shannon’s surge rallies Illinois past No. 21 Northwestern
Terrence Shannon Jr. shook off a slow start in his return from a concussion, scoring 24 of his 26 points in the second half as Illinois rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to beat No. 21 Northwestern 66-62 on Thursday night.
Nebraska women beat No. 25 Illinois 90-57
Jaz Shelley scored 26 points, Isabelle Bourne had a double-double and Nebraska raced to a 90-57 win over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night.
UIC defeats Evansville 82-76
Jace Carter scored 22 points as UIC beat Evansville 82-76 on Wednesday night.
Siegrist scores 28, No. 15 Villanova women beat DePaul 67-64
Maddy Siegrist scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half, Christina Dalce broke Villanova’s single-season record for blocks with 66 and the 15th-ranked Wildcats held off DePaul 67-64 on Tuesday night.
Wilson’s 24 lead Ohio over Northern Illinois 77-68
Dwight Wilson recorded a double-double and Ohio beat Northern Illinois 77-68 on Tuesday night for their sixth-straight victory.
Illinois deals Minnesota 10th straight defeat 78-69
Matthew Mayer scored 22 points and Illinois handed Minnesota its 10th straight loss with a 78-69 victory on Monday night.
Houston back at No. 1 as Northwestern makes AP Top 25 debut
Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll on Monday for the third time this season, while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week.
At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball
At age 103, Sister Jean awakes daily at 5 a.m. She sits up quickly to avoid going to sleep again — “I’ve got too much to do,” she says. After prayers for the day ahead, she reads the Gospel on her tablet.
Pickett scores 41, Penn St. beats Illini to end 4-game skid
Jalen Pickett scored a season-high 41 points, the first Penn State player with 40-plus points since 1961, and the Nittany Lions beat Illinois 93-81 on Tuesday night to end a four-game losing streak.
Ball State secures 87-77 win against Northern Illinois
Payton Sparks scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead Ball State to an 87-77 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.
Norris scores 17, Loyola Chicago holds off UMass 64-62
Braden Norris scored 17 points as Loyola Chicago held off UMass 64-62 on Tuesday night.
No. 8 Maryland rallies in second half to beat Illinois 82-71
"The concern obviously, playing them, is their pressure," Illinois coach Shauna Green said. "We handled it fine until that third quarter, when we didn't handle it fine, and they made us pay by getting a ton of baskets off of our turnovers."
Auburn student drains improbable 94-foot putt during Alabama game, wins new car
On a wild Saturday of college basketball, the most impressive moment may have happened during a stoppage of play.
Ohio defeats Northern Illinois 82-76
Jaylin Hunter had 19 points in Ohio’s 82-76 victory against Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.
Brauns puts up 18, Belmont downs Illinois State 90-75
Even Brauns’ 18 points helped Belmont defeat Illinois State 90-75 on Saturday night.
Northern Illinois knocks off Bowling Green 86-78
David Coit’s 21 points helped Northern Illinois defeat Bowling Green 86-78 on Saturday night.
Perkins scores career-high 32, Iowa edges Illinois 81-79
Tony Perkins scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the second half and Iowa edged Illinois 81-79 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak to the Fighting Illini.
Loyola Chicago defeats George Mason 69-61
Philip Alston, Bryce Golden and Braden Norris all scored 13 points to help Loyola Chicago defeat George Mason 69-61 on Saturday.
Cardet has 13 in Chicago State’s 62-49 win against Hartford
Wesley Cardet Jr.’s 13 points helped Chicago State defeat Hartford 62-49 on Saturday.