Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Few sights get the pulse racing like watching Gibbs-Lawhorn spot a lane, put his head down and attack the rim, which he did to great effect against UW. He finished with eight points on 4-for-7 ...

After a Dec. 22 win over Missouri, the Illini dropped all the way to 23rd in KenPom – their lowest ranking since the preseason – in large part due to the poor shooting percentages they put up against ...

Illinois has consistently outscored its opponents’ benches this season, and in many cases, it’s been the second unit leading ...

Washington (10-5, 1-3 Big Ten) closed out this weekends home slate against Illinois (11-3, 3-1) with a narrow, hard-fought ...

Washington guard DJ Davis (4) drives to the basket against Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis, left, during the second half ...

No. 22 Illinois dominated No. 9 Oregon on Thursday. Here is a look at some of the big numbers put up by the Fighting Illini.