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.

Iowa 32, Illinois 23

Charlie Jones had a 100-yard kickoff return for No. 18 Iowa's first touchdown as the Hawkeyes defeated Illinois 33-23 on Saturday.

Purdue beats Northwestern 32-14 at Wrigley Field

The Boilermakers never trailed and scored touchdowns on their first two possessions of the second half to give themselves some breathing room.

DePaul continues winning ways against Big Ten; beats Rutgers

David Jones scored 22 points and Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 19 with nine rebounds and DePaul held off Rutgers 73-70 on Thursday night.

Undefeated Northwestern routs Fairleigh Dickinson 82-46

Ryan Young scored 20 points, Pete Nance added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Northwestern beat Fairleigh-Dickinson 82-46 on Thursday night to remain undefeated.

Brown leads Missouri past cold-shooting N. Illinois 54-37

Kobe Brown had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead Missouri over cold-shooting Northern Illinois 54-37 on Thursday night.

Northwestern turns back New Orleans with strong finish

Pete Nance scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Ty Berry added 17 points, and Northwestern broke away late in the second half to defeat New Orleans 83-67 on Tuesday night.

Loyola Chicago to join Atlantic 10, leave Missouri Valley

Loyola Chicago has accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic 10 Conference and is leaving the Missouri Valley Conference.

Late steal gives Marquette a 67-66 win over No. 10 Illinois

Tyler Kolek converted a steal into a go-ahead layup with 18 seconds left and Marquette forced 26 turnovers for a 67-66 comeback victory over No. 10 Illinois.

North Dakota wins defensive battle with Illinois State 14-7

Quincy Vaughn completed a go-ahead 3-yard scoring pass to Gaven Ziebarth with 4:26 remaining and North Dakota beat Illinois State 14-7 on Saturday.

No. 20 Wisconsin rips Northwestern 35-7

Braelon Allen rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 20 Wisconsin beat Northwestern 35-7 for its sixth consecutive victory on Saturday.

Indiana breezes to 85-49 victory over Northern Illinois

Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 19 points and blocked seven shots and Race Thompson finished with a double-double as Indiana rolled to a 85-49 victory over Northern Illinois in nonconference play on Friday night.

Nance sparks Northwestern to 95-60 victory over High Point

Pete Nance scored 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and sparked a big run to open the second half as Northwestern turned back High Point 95-60 Friday night.