Boswell's basket put Illinois up 65-59 vs. Washington. Washington Huskies forward Wilhelm Breidenbach hit a 3-pointer with 10:26 left in the second half. Breidenbach's basket cut the Illinois ...

DJ Davis scored a career-high 31 points and the UW men had a shot at the end but couldn't complete the upset against No. 22 Illinois, falling 81-77.

The Washington Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet for a Big Ten Conference contest at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Washington, on Sunday ...

The Washington Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball teams meet for a Big Ten Conference contest at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Washington, on Sunday, Jan. 5. SCORE: Illinois ...

BOTTOM LINE: Western Michigan hosts Northern Illinois after Chansey Willis Jr. scored 21 points in Western Michigan’s 85-76 loss to the Buffalo Bulls.

Illinois beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Joe Vozzelli sizes up the 18-team league as conference play nears the halfway point ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois plays Western Michigan after Quaran McPherson scored 22 points in Northern Illinois’ 71-66 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Broncos have gone 2-6 at home.

In search of an elusive signature win, the Huskies (11-4, 2-1 Big Ten) captured its first win against an opponent ranked higher than them in the NET. UW is 66 th and Illinois is 35 th. Washington ...

Illinois (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten) managed to hold off Washington (10-5, 1-3) by a score of 81-77 on Sunday in Seattle, but it only just survived a fierce comeback as the surging Huskies simply ran out of ...

Kasparas Jakucionis had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds as No. 22 Illinois held on to defeat Washington 81-77 on Sunday and complete a sweep of its trip to the Pacific Northwest.

No. 14 Michigan State basketball hosts Washington on Thursday night (8 p.m./BTN), the first of four games against the Big Ten's West Coast additions.