NCAA

Illinois assistant Gill Byrd leaves program; 2 others join

January 17, 2020 5:39pm CST

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.

Lever carries Grand Canyon past Chicago State 76-64

January 16, 2020 10:02pm CST

Allessandro Lever scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds and Grand Canyon beat Chicago State 78-64 on Thursday night for its first Western Athletic Conference win of the season.

Loyola rolls past Southern Illinois 64-48

January 16, 2020 10:00pm CST

Marquise Kennedy had 17 points off the bench to lead Loyola of Chicago to a 64-48 win over Southern Illinois on Thursday night.

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.