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The hopes of a national championship were dashed on Saturday night, but that doesn't mean Illinois basketball is going anywhere anytime soon. Over the past deca ...

When the final seconds tick down on a season, there is nothing worse than seeing the other team celebrate knowing they are moving, while your season comes to an ...

Coming into the Final Four, UConn was a scary team for the Illinois basketball program. I always thought they were a team that I didn't want the Illini to play.

This season felt magical for Illinois. Brad Underwood wants it to be the expectations in Champaign.

The Illinois basketball team has played in some big games, but when the lights are the brightest, you never know what you are going to get. UConn had the luxury ...

Illinois had a major size advantage over UConn, but Dan Hurley is too good a coach to let that beat him.

The season has come to a close for the Illinois basketball program, as UConn is the one moving on. It was a close battle throughout much of the contest, but lik ...

At this point, nothing is going to surprise us when it comes to Dan Hurley. Hey, give him some props, as UConn was able to take down Illinois in the Final Four ...

The Illinois season ended just one game shy of the National Championship as the Fighting Illini fell to UConn 71-62. In a game where it felt like Illinois just ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini were being abused by the UConn Huskies, and it only got more evident after March Madness itself posted a video.