Knecht scores 21 to lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 20 Illinois 86-79

Dalton Knecht scored 21 points and No. 17 Tennessee rallied from a second-half deficit to beat No. 20 Illinois 86-79 Saturday.

Indiana State knocks off Northern Illinois 90-67

Isaiah Swope’s 27 points helped Indiana State defeat Northern Illinois 90-67 on Tuesday night.

Domask scores 33 and Shannon 31 as No. 20 Illinois beats No. 11 Florida Atlantic 98-89 in Jimmy V

Marcus Domask scored 33 points and Terrence Shannon Jr. had 31, both career highs, as No. 20 Illinois shot 63% and surged ahead in the second half for a 98-89 victory over No. 11 Florida Atlantic in the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday night.

Northwestern overcame hazing scandal, firing of coach to earn improbable Vegas Bowl bid against Utah

Northwestern accepted an invitation Sunday to play Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl, which will mark the culmination of a year that started with a hazing scandal that cost the Wildcats' longtime coach his job and ended with a surprising run under an interim coach who had been on staff only since January.

No. 5 N.C. State stays perfect, beats Illinois State 79-61

Aziaha James scored 16 points and River Baldwin had 10 of her 14 points in the first nine minutes as N.C. State kept its undefeated season rolling by beating Illinois State 79-61.

Illinois State takes down Murray State 76-72

Kendall Lewis scored 14 points as Illinois State beat Murray State 76-72 on Sunday.

No. 24 Illinois beats Rutgers 76-58

Terrence Shannon Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 24 Illinois beat Rutgers 76-58 in the Big Ten opener for both schools.

Buie stars as Northwestern tops Edey and No. 1 Purdue for 2nd straight season

Boo Buie just kept going as Northwestern battled No. 1 Purdue deep into Friday night. He made big play after big play throughout a tight second half and overtime.

Illinois State knocks off UIC 69-64

Darius Burford’s 20 points helped Illinois State defeat UIC 69-64 on Thursday night in a Missouri Valley Conference opener.

Lawsuit filed against Evanston, citing 'backroom deal' over rezoning Northwestern's Ryan Field

A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Evanston, claiming the city harmed residents by cutting a "backroom deal" to rezone Northwestern's Ryan Field to allow it to become an open-air entertainment venue.

Loyola Chicago defeats Chicago State 62-53

Jalen Quinn scored 15 points as Loyola Chicago beat Chicago State 62-53 on Tuesday night.