After the regular season concluded for Purdue on Friday night, coach Matt Painter made his argument for Braden Smith as Big ...

Braden Smith has a bright future at the next level, according to his coach Matt Painter after a near-triple-double outing ...

Davion Mitchell (6-feet tall), Rob Dillingham (6-foot-1), and Reed Sheppard (6-foot-2) have all been lottery picks in the ...

You already guessed the answer. On a bonkers Friday night at State Farm Center, Illinois came back to beat the No. 18 ...

Everyone needs a little time off. The Illinois men's basketball team is no different. After playing 18 games in 58 days and traveling from one coast to the other, the past nine days with only a road ...

Illinois staged a dramatic comeback to beat No. 18 Purdue, with Kasparas Jakucionis hitting a crucial 3-pointer.

Kasparas Jakucionis drilled a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left to highlight a late nine-point run that lifted ...

Braden Smith fell one rebound shy of a triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and Trey Kaufman-Renn came ...

Purdue led by 10 in the second half, but the Boilermakers went ice cold down the stretch, just as Illinois was heating up.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the ...

It's Purdue vs Illinois from State Farm Center in Champaign tonight. Follow along for live score and game updates.

No. 18 Purdue plays the Illinois Fighting Illini after Fletcher Loyer scored 23 points in the Boilermakers' 100-71 victory against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.