Morez Johnson Jr. got his first start in place of Ivisic but dealt with first-half foul trouble. Ben Humrichous, Jake Davis ...

Julian Reese's 27 points lead Maryland to a 91-70 win over No. 17 Illinois, marking their first road victory this season.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood would have expected Maryland to attack with beefy bigs Derik Queen (6-foot-10) and Julian Reese (6-foot-9) – two of its three leading scorers – when the Terrapins visited ...

Senior center Julian Reese delivered a career-high 27 points and 17 rebounds as Maryland capitalized on No. 17 Illinois' short-handed frontcourt to earn a 91-70 Big Ten win Thursday night in Champaign ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball head coach Brad Underwood discussed Thursday the wave of illness that has hit the Illini in recent days. "The bug's hit us," Underwood said to broadcaster ...

Illinois basketball is going to be at least one man down when we take on the Maryland Terrapins on Thursday night. Coming off a tough loss on the road to Michig ...

Illinois basketball will be without its starting center against the Terrapins on Thursday night. Tomislav Ivisic has been ...

No. 17 Illinois is hosting the Maryland Terrapins on Thursday, looking to bounce back from a tough loss vs. No. 12 Michigan ...

After a close and tough loss to Michigan State on Sunday, teh University of Illinois men's basketball team is back at home and it doesn't get any easier. "You come off of East Lansing and Michigan ...

Last week, the 18th team (that's last in the Big Ten) beat the No. 1 team. What will happen this week in Big Ten men's basketball?

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Illinois' Underwood and Bielema are comfortable in finding themselves working through one tossup encounter after another.