The Spartans' win over Illinois bought breathing room against one of the Big Ten's most dangerous title contenders.

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood was less than thrilled with the officiating crew during Sunday's loss to Michigan ...

After the game, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, who is a great friend of Tom Izzo’s, spoke to the media about the game.

Underwood thought at least one foul call Sunday was egregious, but he wouldn't hang the Illini's loss on the officials ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball center Tomislav Ivisic played 28 minutes with strep throat, in a narrow loss to ...

Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood had key questions to answer for the second straight game, losing to Maryland ...

The Illini desperately missed their big man against Maryland, but there is no timeline yet for Ivisic's return ...

After the game, even Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo acknowledged that the foul trouble on Jakucionis had a huge impact on ...

It's back to the drawing board for Illinois basketball and Brad Underwood. The team finished the week with a 1-1 split, which culminated in an 80-78 loss to Michigan State Sunday in East Lansing.

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Illini coach Brad Underwood was, by comparison, a picture of zen-like contentment by the time he hit the postgame presser following his club's 80-78 loss to Michigan State. "Anybody in here ...