Patberg leads No. 7 Indiana to 93-61 rout of Illinois

Ali Patberg scored a season-high 26 points to lead No. 7 Indiana to a 93-61 win over Illinois on Wednesday night.

No. 3 Purdue beats No. 13 Illini for share of Big Ten lead

Jaden Ivey scored 26 points and Eric Hunter Jr. scored all nine of his points during a key run to start the second half Tuesday night, leading No. 3 Purdue past No. 13 Illinois 84-68.

Lance Jones leads S. Illinois over Illinois St. 75-69

Josiah Strong had 18 points and six rebounds for the Redbirds (10-14, 3-8), who have lost five games in a row.

Northwestern ends 4-game skid, holds off Rutgers 79-78 in OT

Boo Buie scored six of his 18 points in overtime and Northwestern had a 24-point, second-half lead disappear before beating Rutgers 79-78 on Tuesday night.

No. 24 Illinois holds off No. 10 Michigan State, 56-55

Trent Frazier scored a game-high 16 points, and No. 24 Illinois held on to beat No. 10 Michigan State 56-55 on Tuesday and take sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.

No. 14 Villanova beats DePaul for 22nd straight time, 67-43

DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield heard the whopper of a number of losses in his program’s 14-year losing streak to Villanova and, yes, actually wants it added to the next the scouting report.

Czinano scores 21, No. 25 Iowa women beat Illinois 82-56

Jayla Oden, the only Illinois player to score in double figures, had 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. The rest of the Illini shot just 27% (14 of 51) from the field.