GREENVILLE — Entering its second-round Men's NCAA Tournament game, Illinois basketball knew how capable VCU was of pulling off game-changing runs. The No. 3-seeded Fighting Illini were waiting in the ...

While the scrappy underdog pulled off the first round upset, the Illini weren't playing with our food on Saturday night. We came out of the gates throwing haymakers, and the Rams struggled to keep up.

There was no comeback for VCU on Saturday night. The Rams, who stormed back from down 19 to upset North Carolina, didn’t have the same juice against Illinois. The Illini led the Rams by 20 entering ...

The Illini looked incredible against Penn. This is exactly what I was hoping for, and now Illinois gets a chance to knock off another double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16. VCU is clearly tough ...

Despite two straight 20-plus-point wins for Illinois in the NCAA Tournament, it didn’t exactly feel like the Illini “cruised” through their opening weekend. Both Penn in the first round and VCU in the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Andrej Stojakovic transferred to Illinois Fighting Illini following a standout sophomore season at California because he believed in coach Brad Underwood's program and the ...

Illinois shut down VCU's offense, and four players scored in double figures to lead the Illini to the Sweet Sixteen GREENVILLE, S.C. — The path laid before Illinois to reach a Sweet Sixteen opened up ...

VCU is back in the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season, third in the last four, on its third coach in those four to take them dancing. That’s VCU Basketball. Also VCU Basketball: they’re ...

As college basketball heats up, Illinois is set to face VCU after both teams advanced in their respective games. Illinois, noted for its strong offensive metrics, holds the second rank in offensive ...