College Basketball

Arizona routs Illinois 90-69 behind freshman trio

November 10, 2019 11:26pm CST

Nico Mannion scored 23 points, Josh Green added 20 and No. 21 Arizona's freshmen dominated in a 90-69 win over Illinois Sunday night.

Zach Copeland propels Illinois State past Little Rock 75-70

November 10, 2019 7:23pm CST

Zach Copeland sank three 3-pointers and scored 19 points as Illinois State held off Arkansas-Little Rock 75-70 on Sunday.

Brown scores 17 to lead N. Iowa over N. Illinois 64-54

November 9, 2019 6:34pm CST

Isaiah Brown had 17 points as Northern Iowa topped Northern Illinois 64-54 on Saturday.

Kostecka carries Loyola (Md.) over Chicago St. 98-85

November 9, 2019 6:04pm CST

Andrew Kostecka had 26 points as Loyola (Md.) defeated Chicago State 98-85 on Saturday.

DePaul caps perfect week with win over Farleigh Dickinson

November 9, 2019 9:12am CST

Charlie Moore scored 27 points and Paul Reed scored 12 with 11 rebounds and DePaul downed Fairleigh Dickinson 70-59 on Friday night.

Cockburn leads way as Illinois holds off Grand Canyon 83-71

November 9, 2019 9:07am CST

Illinois started its two-game desert road trip in one of the rowdiest environments in college basketball.

Furman beats Loyola of Chicago 87-63

November 8, 2019 9:49pm CST

Jordan Lyons scored 24 points and Clay Mounce added 22 points and Furman easily beat Loyola of Chicago 87-63 on Friday night.

Merrimack stuns Northwestern 71-61

November 8, 2019 9:47pm CST

Devin Jensen had 23 points and Juvaris Hayes had 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, lifting Merrimack to a stunning 71-61 victory over Northwestern on Friday night in just its second game as a Division I team.

Wiseman gets restraining order to play; Memphis beats Illinois-Chicago

November 8, 2019 9:07pm CST

James Wiseman had 17 points and nine rebounds hours after getting a temporary restraining order to play amid an NCAA ineligibility ruling, leading No. 14 Memphis past Illinois-Chicago 92-46 on Friday night.

Moore leads DePaul over Chicago 84-55

November 6, 2019 10:14pm CST

Charlie Moore scored 17 points, Markese Jacobs had 16 off the bench and DePaul defeated Division III Chicago 84-55 on Wednesday night, the Blue Demons' second win in as many days.

Zach Copeland scores 20 to lift Illinois St. over Belmont 79-72

November 6, 2019 10:11pm CST

Zach Copeland had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists as Illinois State defeated Belmont 79-72 on Wednesday night.

Illinois governor supports law to allow college athletes to make money from endorsements

October 27, 2019 3:15pm CDT

Gov. J.B. Pritzker backs legislation that would allow college athletes to be paid for endorsements.

Northwestern looks to bounce back from two losing seasons

October 24, 2019 8:27pm CDT

Northwestern looked like it was ready to go on quite a roll. The Wildcats shed the albatross hanging over the school that hosted the inaugural Final Four by reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2017.

Illinois welcomes higher expectations entering season

October 23, 2019 11:03am CDT

A young, maturing Illinois team is hoping for a breakthrough this season - the kind coach Brad Underwood saw coming when he arrived in Champaign two years ago.

University of Kansas apologizes for controversial Snoop Dogg show

October 5, 2019 12:28pm CDT

The University of Kansas athletic director Jeff Long issued an apology on Friday night following a controversial performance by Snoop Dogg during the school's "Late Night in the Phog" preseason celebration.