After rattling off 11 straight wins, Illinois moved into the top 5 with all the national attention surrounding them. Illinois had yet another trap game placed in the middle of the week at home. Illinois picked up their 12th straight win in dominating fashion. Illinois' offensive explosion in the first half capped off by a Keaton Wagler buzzer beater from beyond half court was the exclamation point on how well this run and season is going for Illinois. It is starting to feel l

February is the month where the real contenders separate themselves from the rest of the country. On the first day of the month, we were treated to a matchup for the ages in Lincoln. #5 Nebraska and #9 Illinois met for the second time this season, and the road team came out victorious once again. Both teams entered this game 9-1 in league play and were looking to join Michigan at 10-1. The Big Ten Title race is going to be one of the best all time, and matchups like these go

We have a top 10 showdown tomorrow at 3 p.m. CST. #9 Illinois is in Lincoln to take on #5 Nebraska. The Cornhuskers beat Illinois back in December on a Jamarques Lawerence game winner. Illinois has not lost since that game. Nebraska started 20-0 but dropped their last game against Michigan despite a valiant road effort while missing two of their best players. Back on December 13th, we knew didn't know the full picture and how meaningful that game actually was in terms of the

We are only a couple of days away from turning the calendar to February, and with that, this means we are approaching the midway point of Big Ten play. Through 9 games, Illinois is 8-1 and has separated themselves along with three other teams in the race for a regular season title. Next up for Illinois is 11-9 (3-6) Washington. This game is a typical trap game. Illinois is coming off an impressive win at Mackey Arena behind Keaton Wagler's 46 points, and on Sunday, the Illini