Madison Booker scored 20 points and No. 1-seed Texas used a smothering defense to earn a 65-48 victory over No. 8 Illinois on Monday, sending the Longhorns to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
Illinois earned its first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years with a huge dose of muscle and finesse from rugged forward Kendall Bostic.
Genesis Bryant scored 17 points and No. 8 Illinois earned its first NCAA Tournament victory in 25 years Saturday night with a 66-57 win over No. 9 Creighton.
Genesis Bryant led Illinois with 20 points with Kendall Bostic adding 19.
The Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball came up short in Sunday’s game against Michigan at State Farm Center.
The Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball came up short in Sunday’s game against No. 4 USC. After a hard-fought battle, USC beat Illinois 76 to 66 in Los Angeles in a back-and-forth battle for the majority of the game.
Illinois look to end their final trip of the regular season on a positive note. They will go against No. 4 USC on Sunday afternoon at Galen Center.
CHAMPAIGN — Senior guard Adalia McKenzie had 23 points, eight rebounds and four steals against Nebraska. Illinois beat Nebraska 77-68 on Sunday extending the team’s win streak against Big Ten opponents to eight. This win sets a new program record for most consecutive wins against Big Ten opponents. Takeaways Nebraska: They heavily relied on center
Kasparas Jakucionis had 21 points and seven assists and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 15 points for Illinois (13-6, 5-4), which lost for the third time in four games and dropped consecutive games for the first time in two seasons.
Theryn Hallock scored 15 of her career-best 26 points in the fourth quarter as the No. 22 Michigan State women rolled to an 86-68 win over Illinois
Bostic buried 15 of 18 shots from the floor and her only free throw for the Illini (5-0), who finished off a five-game homestand to begin the season. She added eight rebounds.
The Fighting Illini now face top-seeded Villanova in Wednesday’s championship game. Illinois started fast, shot 54% from the field and spent most of the second pulling away after taking a 42-28 halftime lead.
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Camille Hobby made a layup with just under 20 seconds left to make it 68-67 but King hit two from the line at 14.1. Hobby had 18 points and seven rebounds for Illinois
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Jada Peebles scored 20 points, Genesis Bryant added 15 points and No. 25 Illinois defeated Rutgers 75-53 in a Big Ten regular-season finale on Sunday. Peebles made 7 of 9 shots with 4 of 6 3-pointers. Bryant added five assists and four rebounds. Adalia McKenzie added 14 points, eight rebounds and