NCAA

Saint Joseph's beats Illinois State 79-65

December 20, 2015 9:22am CST

Isaiah Miles and DeAndre' Bembry scored 16 points each and Saint Joseph's defeated Illinois State 79-65 on Saturday for its fourth straight win.

Hill with 34 points, Illinois beats South Dakota, 91-79

December 19, 2015 5:39pm CST

Malcolm Hill scored a career-high 34 points and had 11 rebounds, and Illinois never trailed in a 91-79 victory over South Dakota on Saturday.

Notre Dame downs Loyola of Chicago 81-61

December 13, 2015 4:17pm CST

After a couple of energized recent practices, Notre Dame freshman sharpshooter Matt Ryan was feeling it Sunday afternoon, and Loyola didn't have an answer.

Hill scores 22 as Illinois holds off Illinois-Chicago 83-79

December 12, 2015 5:29pm CST

John Groce hasn't always liked the way his Illinois basketball team has started or finished games early in a season when the Illini have battled injuries and inconsistency.

Green paces Richmond to 39-27 win over Illinois State

December 12, 2015 9:29am CST

Danny Rocco found it difficult to put Jacobi Green's night into words.

Peters sparks Valparaiso to 71-53 win over Chicago State

December 12, 2015 9:27am CST

Alec Peters made all six attempts from 3-point range and finished with 26 points on Friday night as Valparaiso beat Chicago State 71-53 to win its third straight.

DePaul survives late charge by Drake, wins 74-71

December 9, 2015 10:35pm CST

Billy Garrett Jr scored 19 points on 7 of 8 shooting to help lead DePaul past Drake, 74-71, on Wednesday night.

Cable, No. 3 Notre Dame women hold off No. 18 DePaul 95-90

December 9, 2015 10:33pm CST

It goes in the record book as a win over another ranked team for No. 3 Notre Dame, but a near-collapse in the second half did not sit well with coach Muffet McGraw.

Nunn scores 28, Hill adds 20; Illinois outlasts Yale, 69-65

December 9, 2015 10:32pm CST

Kendrick Nunn is looking like the offensive leader Illinois has been searching for this season.

UAB rides 19-2 2nd half run to beat Illinois State 74-61

December 6, 2015 10:33am CST

Chris Cokley scored 20 points, Dirk Williams added 16 points off the bench and Alabama-Birmingham rode a strong second half to a 74-61 win over Illinois State on Saturday night.

Cain leads DePaul over Chicago State 96-72

December 5, 2015 5:01pm CST

Eli Cain scored 20 points and DePaul piled up its largest point total of the season to beat Chicago State 96-72 on Saturday.

Loyola (Chicago) edges Creighton 68-65

December 5, 2015 4:56pm CST

Milton Doyle scored 17 points with eight assists and grabbed eight rebounds as Loyola of Chicago edged Creighton 68-65 on Saturday.

Northwestern cruises past SIU Edwardsville 81-56

December 5, 2015 4:53pm CST

Alex Olah scored 21 points to lead Northwestern over Southern Illinois Edwardsville 81-56 on Saturday.

Finke, Nunn lead Illinois past Western Carolina, 80-68

December 5, 2015 4:50pm CST

Kendrick Nunn scored 27 points and Michael Finke added 24 to help Illinois survive Western Carolina Saturday, 80-68.

Henry leads DePaul over Illinois-Chicago 82-55

December 2, 2015 9:59pm CST

CHICAGO (AP) -- Myke Henry scored 17 points, leading five Blue Demons in double figures as DePaul bested Illinois-Chicago 82-55 on Wednesday night.

Northwestern outlasts Virginia Tech on OT 81-79

December 1, 2015 8:34pm CST

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Bryant McIntosh scored 19 points to lead Northwestern to an 81-79 overtime victory over Virginia Tech on Tuesday in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

Briscoe helps No. 1 Kentucky outlast Illinois State 75-63

December 1, 2015 6:56am CST

Kentucky coach John Calipari took heart in his young Wildcats absorbing Illinois State's best shots before getting off the deck to inflict some aggression of their own.