Each program has several other rivalries, but Illini and Hawkeyes newcomers learn quickly that this one is different.

Illinois defeated Iowa 71-59 Saturday, advancing to the Final Four in the March Madness tournament for the first time in 21 years. Meanwhile, Purdue took on Arizona Saturday night, making it a massive ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Iowa Hawkeyes have been playing each other for more than a century. Same region. Same recruits. Same conference. It has always felt like these two programs were going ...

For the first time in over two decades, the Illinois Fighting Illini are heading back to the Final Four. It’s a first for ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Selection Sunday came and went a few weeks ago, and brackets were filled across the country. Few, if any, predicted the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball and the Iowa ...

Iowa has beaten Illinois six times in a row and has won 11 of the last 12 meetings and 14 of the last 17. The teams last played in Champaign in 2018, a 63-0 Iowa drubbing. Iowa won last year in Iowa ...