After the regular season concluded for Purdue on Friday night, coach Matt Painter made his argument for Braden Smith as Big ...

Painter praised the Illini's talented roster and Brad Underwood's offensive scheme after Illinois knocked off Purdue ...

Matt Painter had high remarks about the Illinois Fighting Illini after Purdue's 88-80 loss to end the regular season.

Illinois’ first-year point guard Kasparas Jakucionis isn’t your typical freshman – and Purdue coach Matt Painter is well aware. Averaging 15.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists ...

Davion Mitchell (6-feet tall), Rob Dillingham (6-foot-1), and Reed Sheppard (6-foot-2) have all been lottery picks in the ...

Matt Painter talked about the greatest challenges that Illinois will present for Purdue heading into Friday's regular season finale. When Purdue heads to Champaign for Friday night's regular ...

Daniel Jacobsen, Purdue's 7-foot-4 freshman center, started the season's first two games before breaking his tibia in the ...

As the 18th-ranked Boilermakers (21-9, 13-6) and the Illini (19-11, 11-8) prepare for their Big Ten Conference regular-season ...

Like so many other teams, what we can expect out of Illini in next few weeks is unpredictable. But Brad Underwood's team is ...

Not the final two minutes. The Boilermakers want some of those possessions back. Illinois concluded its 88-80 victory on a 13 ...

Braden Smith fell one rebound shy of a triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds and Trey Kaufman-Renn came ...

If the Boilermakers make a run in the Big Ten Tournament this week, the boost to their March Madness resume could be slight, but still important.