What is great about the Elite 8 matchup is that Iowa is a familiar foe. The Illini have played and beaten the Hawkeyes this season, so we know what it takes to get the victory. This is an Iowa team ...

It’s only fitting that the Elite Eight matchup between Iowa and Illinois, two Big Ten foes, came down to perhaps the two best guards in the conference trading bucket after bucket in the second half.

Illinois is one step away from its first Final Four appearance since 2005 and its sixth all time. And just as no one predicted, No. 9 seed Iowa is in Illinois' way. In their first year under coach Ben ...

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction: Can Iowa's Magic Run Survive the Illini Gauntlet in the Elite Eight? Iowa has no business being here, and that is exactly why the Hawkeyes are ...

To this point in the NCAA Tournament, Illinois (27-8) has played with laser focus, a grinder's mentality and maxium effort. The third-seeded Illini, by all appearances, fully understand the stakes.

HOUSTON — Illinois is heading to the Final Four for the first time in 21 years, and Andrej Stojakovic made clear the Fighting Illini have much bigger goals. “I don’t want anybody to think this is it,” ...

HOUSTON — Brad Underwood wore a pair of colorful shoes — beyond just the typical orange and blue — at his team’s practice this week before Illinois’ Sweet 16 win over Houston at the Toyota Center. He ...