Illinois 75, Northwestern 71

Illinois beat Northwestern 75-71 Saturday with 16 points from Trent Frazier.

Illinois assistant Gill Byrd leaves program; 2 others join

Illinois defensive passing game coordinator and safeties coach Gill Byrd said Friday he is leaving the program because of an unspecified illness in his family.

Dosunmu, Cockburn lift Illinois over Rutgers 54-51

Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points and Kofi Cockburn added 11 and grabbed 17 rebounds and Illinois held off Rutgers 54-51 at home on Saturday.

Ali Patberg scores 19, No. 12 Indiana women beat Illinois 83-42

Ali Patberg scored 19 points, Mackenzie Holmes had 16 points and eight rebounds, and No. 12 Indiana beat Illinois 83-42 on Monday night for its ninth straight victory in the series.

No. 14 Michigan St. tops Illinois 76-56, stays atop Big Ten

Michigan State played perhaps its best game of the season at least in part because Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman were clicking together on the court.

Garbers big day leads Cal past Illinois in Redbox Bowl

Garbers threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading California to a 35-20 win over Illinois on Monday in the Redbox Bowl.

Kofi Cockburn helps Illinois upset No. 5 Michigan 71-62

The 7-foot Illinois freshman from Jamaica had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks to help Illinois upset No. 5 Michigan 71-62 on Wednesday night.

Maryland beats Illinois 59-58

No. 3 Maryland rallied from 15 down Saturday to beat Illinois 59-58.

Miami holds off furious Illinois comeback to win 81-79

Chris Lykes scored 28 points and Miami held off a furious second-half comeback to beat Illinois 81-79 on Monday.

Northwestern upsets rival Illinois 29-10

The conditions Saturday at Memorial Stadium were a depressing combination of rain, wind and flop sweat. The home crowd was leaving wet and unhappy after witnessing rival Northwestern upset the bowl-bound Illini 29-10.

Dosunmu scores 24 to led Illinois past Lindenwood 117-65

Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points, five others scored in double digits and Illinois rolled over Division-II Lindenwood 117-65 Tuesday.

Illinois beat Hampton 120-71

Illinois beat Hampton 120-71 with help from Kofi Cockburn, the only freshman in the country with five double-doubles through six games.

Surging Illinois faces stern test on the road vs No. 19 Iowa

“It’s taken an awful lot to get us fired up, and we are anxious to play this game. We were embarrassed on our home turf last year,” Illinois coach Lovie Smith said.