NCAA

No. 14 Villanova survives scare, beats DePaul 79-75 in OT

January 15, 2020 10:56am CST

With the national championship stars gone, a new era of Wildcats are finding out what they need to win in the rugged Big East, and Gillespie showed them the way.

Streaky Garzawith 27, leads Iowa past Northwestern 75-62

January 14, 2020 9:44pm CST

Luka Garza scored 27 points - all but one of them in two spurts -and Iowa beat Northwestern 75-62 on Tuesday night.

UIC upsets Wright State 76-72

January 12, 2020 6:50pm CST

UIC upset Wright State on Sunday 76-72.

Northwestern 62, Nebraska 57

January 11, 2020 7:16pm CST

Northwestern snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday, beating Nebraska 62-57.

Dosunmu, Cockburn lift Illinois over Rutgers 54-51

January 11, 2020 2:13pm CST

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.

Held leads No. 15 DePaul women over Seton Hall 85-68

January 10, 2020 9:39pm CST

Lexi Held had 21 points and six steals, Kelly Campbell had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and No. 15 DePaul beat Seton Hall 85-68 on Friday night.

Adrian Nelson lifts Northern Kentucky over UIC 68-52

January 10, 2020 9:36pm CST

Adrian Nelson had 13 points and 15 rebounds to lead Northern Kentucky to a 68-52 win over Illinois-Chicago on Friday night, using a 30-0 second-half run to take command.

Jackson-Davis fuels late charge to get Indiana past Wildcats

January 8, 2020 9:45pm CST

Trayce Jackson-Davis made the tie-breaking free throws with 1:57 left and scored eight of Indiana's final 10 points Wednesday to cap a late rally, giving the Hoosiers a 66-62 victory over Northwestern.

McKay scores winner at the buzzer, C. Michigan rallies past NIU 68-67

January 7, 2020 10:12pm CST

Kevin McKay scored 21 points but none so important as the game-winning layup off the glass as the final buzzer sounded on Central Michigan's come-from-behind 68-67 defeat of Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.

Cook scores 22, hits big 3-pointers in Missouri State's win over Illinois State

January 7, 2020 10:08pm CST

Keandre Cook had 22 points as Missouri State narrowly beat Illinois State 67-63 on Tuesday night.

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

January 6, 2020 10:02pm CST

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.

Illinois beats Purdue 63-37

January 5, 2020 9:47pm CST

Illinois defeated Purdue 63-37 on Sunday.

Milwaukee Panthers beat UIC 64-62

January 5, 2020 4:39pm CST

The Milwaukee Panthers beat UIC 64-62 in the last seconds of the game.

DePaul beats Creighton 74-71

January 5, 2020 4:34pm CST

DePaul beat Creighton 74-71 in the closing seconds.

Loyola Chicago beat Missouri State 62-58

January 4, 2020 9:48pm CST

Loyola Chicago beat Missouri State 62-58 on Saturday.

Southern Illinois tops Illinois State 67-55

January 4, 2020 6:12pm CST

The Salukis beat Illinois State 67-66 on Saturday.

Northern Illinois holds off Buffalo 73-72

January 4, 2020 4:45pm CST

Northern Illinois University held off Buffalo 73-72.

Davis scores 21 to lift Green Bay over UIC 85-71

January 3, 2020 10:14pm CST

Cody Schwartz had 13 points for Green Bay (7-9, 2-1 Horizon League).

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

January 3, 2020 6:08am CST

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.