Whitehead has 33 as Seton Hall defeats DePaul 80-66

Isaiah Whitehead made 10 of 15 shots, including six 3-pointers, for a career high 33 points and Seton Hall wrapped up the regular season on Saturday by rolling to an 80-66 win over DePaul.

Boyd scores career-high 26, UMKC tops Chicago State 82-53

LaVell Boyd scored a career-high 26 points and added five rebounds and four assists, and Missouri-Kansas City made a season-high 13 3-pointers in an 82-53 win over Chicago State on Saturday.

New Illinois AD fires football coach Cubit after 1 season

New Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman has fired first-year football coach Bill Cubit, saying the program needs a new coach to work toward long-term success.

Sources: Lovie Smith expected to be named head coach of Illini

On the heels of new Illinois AD Josh Whitman firing head coach Bill Cubit, sources have confirmed to FOX 32 that former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith is expected to be named the next Illini head coach. The announcement could be made as early as Monday.

Indiana State beats Illinois State 65-57 in MVC quarterfinal

Brenton Scott scored 14 points and Indiana State never trailed in the second half and beat Illinois State 65-57 on Friday night in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Hot-shooting Northern Illinois beats Ball St. 80-69

Aaric Armstead hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points, and Levi Bradley scored 13 on 5-of-7 shooting to help Northern Illinois beat Ball State 80-69 Friday night.

Baker rallies Wichita St. past Loyola 66-58 in MVC quarters

Ron Baker hit 5-3-pointers and scored 25 points and league champion Wichita State used a late 11-0 run to rally for an a 66-58 win over eighth-seeded Loyola Chicago in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament on Thursday.

Coffey, Northwestern women upset Indiana in Big Ten

Nia Coffey scored 26 points and Christen Inman had 14 of her 18 in the fourth quarter as 12th-seeded Northwestern upset fourth-seeded Indiana 79-73 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday.

No. 14 Maryland blows past Illinois 81-55 in home finale

Melo Trimble and Jake Layman scored 18 points each, and No. 14 Maryland closed out its home schedule with its best game in weeks, an 81-55 rout of Illinois on Thursday night.

Loyola of Chicago beats Bradley, faces Wichita St. Friday

Montel James had 20 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as Loyola (Chicago) pulled away midway through the second half to beat Bradley 74-66 in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

Coffey helps Northwestern women top Minnesota 84-74

Nia Coffey had 25 points and 12 rebounds and 12th-seeded Northwestern turned back five-seed Minnesota 84-74 on Thursday in a second-round game of the Big Ten 10.

Penn State tops Illinois 75-66 at Big Ten women's tourney

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Teniya Page scored 18 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and had nine assists to help 11th-seeded Penn State hold off 14-seed Illinois 75-66 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament.

Bond's late 3 gives E. Michigan 75-71 win over N. Illinois

Tim Bond drilled a 3-point jumper with three seconds left as Eastern Michigan rallied to knock off Northern Illinois 75-71 on Tuesday night.

Northern Illinois easily dispatches Western Michigan 76-67

Aaric Armstead scored 18 points, Marin Maric added 16, and Northern Illinois dominated Western Michigan 76-67 on Saturday.

Wichita St. routs Illinois St. 74-58 for 5th-straight win

Fred VanVleet and Anton Grady scored 16 points apiece and Wichita State routed Illinois State 74-58 on Saturday for its fifth-straight win.

Timmer helps Drake beat Loyola of Chicago 69-59 in OT

Reed Timmer scored the first six points in overtime as Drake broke away to beat Loyola of Chicago 69-59, wrapping up the regular season Saturday with just its second conference win.

Demps scores 24 points in 98-58 rout of Rutgers

In most Big Ten games, the scoring doesn't come easy, but that hasn't been the case against Rutgers this season.

Bentil leads Providence to 87-66 win over DePaul

Ben Bentil scored 16 of his 28 points in the second half and Providence got a much-needed win, pulling away from DePaul for an 87-66 win on Saturday.

Green Bay finishes fast, tops Illinois-Chicago, 85-69

Charles Cooper scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and distributed six assists to spark Wisconsin-Green Bay to an 85-69 win over Illinois-Chicago Friday night.