NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Chase Walker scored 22 points and Johnny Kinziger secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining as Illinois State knocked off Belmont 81-78 on Wednesday night.

Percentages: FG .438, FT .769. 3-Point Goals: 12-27, .444 (Pierre 5-11, Orme 4-6, Peebles 2-5, Noyes 1-2, I.Walker 0-1, Lundblade 0-1, Whitt 0-1).

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the ...

Week 13 of the college basketball season has already seen one big upset with No. 3 Iowa State falling at Arizona on Monday.

HOUSTON – Nick Caley, like Texans general manager Nick Caserio, is a John Carroll University graduate who previously worked ...

The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-6, 4-4) host the No. 6 Houston Cougars (16-3, 8-0) Wednesday night inside the WVU Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. EST ...

Men's college basketball and Illini beat writer Scott Richey projects his top four seeds for each region of the NCAA tournament. This week? A mix of Big Ten and SEC teams at the top. MIDWEST * 1.

J’Wan Roberts scored 24 points, including six in two overtime periods, and No. 7 Houston beat No. 12 Kansas 92-86.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed Indiana Wednesday, referring to the Hoosier State as a “low-wage” state that “doesn’t ...

Houston finally picked up a Quad 1 win and what a win it was. The Cougars won at Kansas 92-86 in double overtime and picked ...

Rivals rates him as the 42nd-ranked wide receiver and 32nd-ranked recruit from Texas — holding a 5.8 Rivals Rating. Pitt has just one commitment in the class of 2026, and Boyd would be a very ...

Two of those (Houston, Illinois) are top-six teams in the current NET rankings, and five of them reached or advanced past the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Barring a collapse in ...