After a solid west coast swing, Illinois basketball's NCAA tournament resume took a jump for March Madness. Here's a look.

Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds as No. 22 Illinois held on to defeat Washington 81-77 on ...

Illinois rose nine spots to No. 13 following a 109-77 rout of then-No. 9 Oregon and its win at Washington on Sunday.

Illinois, the highest-ranked of six Big Ten teams to begin the New Year in the poll, has returned to Champaign to host consecutive games against unranked Penn State on Wednesday (9 p.m. ET, on Big Ten ...

Illinois was the week's biggest riser, jumping nine spots from No. 22 to No. 13 after sweeping a West Coast swing.

Just around the time No. 22 Illinois might have begun believing it had everything figured out, an unranked and unheralded opponent welcomed the Illini into their home and showed them just how much ...

Oregon dropped in the polls after a 1-1 weekend in Big Ten play, but remain in the top 20.

The Utah State Aggies, meanwhile, moved into the Top 25 after a win over Fresno State improved the team’s record to 14-1 ...

Jackson Shelstad scored 23 points to lead No. 9 Oregon over Maryland 83-79 on ...

Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic, middle, reacts after he loses the handle of a rebound against Washington guard DJ Davis, ...

Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) loses the rebound against Washington guard DJ Davis, left, and guard Tyree Ihenacho, ...