The Illini crashed the boards and hit the floor to scrap their way to an 83-74 win over the Wildcats in Champaign

The Northwestern Wildcats (12-8, 3-6 Big Ten) are at home in Big Ten action against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-10, 3-6 Big Ten) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET. Below, we

The Northwestern Wildcats (12-7, 3-5 Big Ten) hope to break a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (13-6, 5-4 Big Ten) on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM

The Wildcats made 13-of-27 3-point attempts, led by Ty Berry with 23 points, to hand the Hoosiers their third loss in four games.

Kylan Boswell scored 17 points and had six rebounds to lead No. 17 Illinois over Northwestern, 83-74, a Big Ten matchup on Sunday. Morez Johnson Jr. had 15 points, nine

The first bit of evidence: When Illinois and Northwestern met Dec. 6 in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats erased a 10-point second-half deficit and earned a 70-66 overtime victory. Nick Martinelli scored most of his game-high 27 points after halftime as the Wildcats kept going to him and the Illini kept letting him go one-on-one.

Oumar Ballo has averaged 13.3 points and 14.3 rebounds over the past three games. Over the past four, Mackenzie Mgbako has averaged 4.0 points on 4-of-29 shooting (0-of-15 3-pointers) and 3.8 rebounds.

Up 5-4, 40-30 in the third set, sophomore Neena Feldman tracked down her Illinois’ opponent’s shot and fired a cross-court forehand that zipped past her opponent and landed in to win the match. Feldman’s excitement was palpable after her passing-shot winner,

The Hoosiers had Malik Reneau return, but he was limited. Their defense allowed Northwestern to have its best shooting performance of the season.

Iowa hosts the Northwestern Wildcats after Lucy Olsen scored 20 points in Iowa's 85-61 victory over the Washington Huskies.

Northwestern guard Brooks Barnhizer might be the toughest player in college basketball. The 6-foot-6 senior continues to be the top contributor for the