Williamson leads Loyola Chicago over DePaul 68-64

Chris Knight's dunk with 46 seconds left gave the Ramblers a four-point lead and they made 3 of 4 free throws to maintain the lead.

Plummer, Cockburn lead Illinois past Rutgers 86-51

Alfonso Plummer scored 24 points, Kofi Cockburn had a double-double and Illinois cruised to an 86-51 victory over Rutgers on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.

Cockburn, Plummer lead Illinois past Notre Dame 82-72

Kofi Cockburn scored 28 points, Alfonso Plummer added 21 and Illinois defeated Notre Dame 82-72 on Monday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Texas A&M holds off Northwestern 77-68 on final day of Paradise Jam

Destiny Pitts added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Aggies (7-0), while Kayla Wells scored 15. Sahara Jones pitched in with 10 points and six boards off the bench.

Loyola Chicago beats Arizona State 77-59 for 7th at Atlantis

Jacob Hutson scored a career high 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting to help Loyola Chicago beat Arizona State 77-59 in Friday’s seventh-place game to wrap up the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Earlington leads San Diego past Illinois-Chicago 64-52

Marcellus Earlington had 14 points as San Diego defeated Illinois-Chicago 64-52 in the Las Vegas Classic on Friday.

Illini look to keep bowl hopes alive against Northwestern

Illinois must beat a struggling, determined Northwestern team at home on Saturday to keep alive the slimmest of hopes for a bowl bid.

No. 19 Auburn tops Loyola Chicago 62-53 in Battle 4 Atlantis

Jabari Smith had 14 points and Walker Kessler had his second straight double-double at the Battle 4 Atlantis, helping the Auburn Tigers regroup from a double-overtime loss and beat Loyola Chicago 62-53 in Thursday’s consolation round.

No. 14 Illini hold off K-State 72-64 in Hall of Fame Classic

Kofi Cockburn missed the first three games of the season for Illinois for violating NCAA rules, and Alfonso Plummer might as well have missed them given the way his normally reliable shot kept bouncing out.

Northwestern finishes 3rd at Roman Legends Classic

Boo Buie had 22 points and six assists, Ryan Young added 17 points and Northwestern beat Georgia 78-62 on Tuesday night for third place at the Roman Legends Classic.

Chicago State enjoys first victory in 22 months

It had been 22 months since Chicago State was able to celebrate a victory until Monday night.

Cincy escapes early 15-point hole, routs No. 14 Illini 71-51

Mike Saunders Jr. scored 20 points, Jeremiah Davenport added 19 and Cincinnati overcame an early 15-point deficit to blow out No. 14 Illinois 71-51 on Monday night in the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Classic.

Freeman carries Illinois St. past Bucknell 105-100 in OT

Mark Freeman had a career-high 34 points to lift Illinois State to a 105-100 overtime win over Bucknell.

UC Santa Barbara flattens Chicago State 81-50

Amadou Sow had 13 points to lead five UC Santa Barbara players in double figures.