Illinois is preparing for their first Big Ten matchup of the season on Friday. They and the Northwestern Wildcats will face off at 9:00 p.m. ET at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Fighting Illini know how to ...

Kylan Boswell scored 17 points and had six rebounds to lead No. 17 Illinois over Northwestern 83-74 on Sunday. Morez Johnson Jr. had 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots, Ben ...

The Illinois basketball team built a 25-point lead and led for all but 29 seconds of the game on the way to an 83-74 victory Sunday over in-state rival Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference game at ...

Northwestern players and staff run to greet infielder Trent Liolios after he hit a walk-off double in the series finale against Illinois on March 22, 2025. / Photo: Northwestern Athletics ...

With a jam-packed nine months of Wildcat sports in the books, Northwestern's 2024-25 academic and athletic school year has finally come to a close.

The Northwestern Wildcats (12-7, 3-5 Big Ten) visit in-state rival the No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini (13-6, 5-4) Sunday. Tip-off from State Farm Center is set for 3 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network).

Jalen Leach scored a season-high 27 points and Nick Martinelli added 16 points and Northwestern needed overtime to beat Eastern Illinois 67-58 on Friday night. The Wildcats (3-1) held Eastern ...

The Eastern Illinois Panthers (1-2) face the Northwestern Wildcats (2-1) on Friday, November 15, 2024 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. It begins at 8:00 PM ET on Peacock. In its most recent game, Northwestern ...

How’d these two venerable teams fare last season? Well, Illinois had a banger of a season (they’re contractually obligated to ...