Jalen Coleman-Lands led the way with 17 points, and Illinois won for just the second time in six games with their 68-66 upset of No. 20 Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament Thursday.  The Illini play No. 13 Purdue in Friday's quarterfinals.

Malcolm Hill scored a career-high 39 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to get the Illini men past Penn State, as the Nittany Lions defeated Illinois 86-79 in double-overtime Sunday in Happy Valley.

New University of Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman Saturday fired head football coach Bill Cubit. Cubit served as interim head coach for one season. The decision came on Whitman's first official day on the job.

Coach John Groce says the redshirt junior plans on earning his degree before transferring to another college to pursue a master's degree.
 

Kendrick Nunn connected on a on a three-pointer with 1:22 remaining, capping a seven point Illini run to finish regulation, and sent the game to overtime.