Rutgers came out of the gates not looking like a 1-9 Big Ten team against the Illinois basketball program. It was a bit scary in the first eight minutes of the

Thursday’s Big Ten schedule includes the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-12) playing the Illinois Fighting Illini (15-5) at 7:00 PM ET.Buy tickets for Rutgers vs. IllinoisRutgers vs. Illinois

Rutgers enters a matchup with Illinois as losers of five home games in a row. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.

Rutgers' dramatic win over Illinois Sunday on criteria was its first win over a top 10 team in more than 6 years.

The No. 14 Rutgers University wrestling team defeated a top-10 team for the first time in six years and did so in thrilling fashion on Sunday, beating No. 10 Illinois, 16-15, in a barnburner at Jersey Mike’s Arena.

The Rutgers women's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking 69-65 overtime loss against Illinois at Jersey Mike's Arena on Livingston campus. The Scarlet Knights (9-13, 1-10) played arguably one of their best team games of the season yet still fell short against a strong Fighting Illini (16-5,

Adams 7-15 5-9 19, Perkins 2-2 0-0 5, Lacey 0-2 0-0 0, McMiller 8-22 4-4 22, Sidibe 3-9 0-0 6, Cornwell 2-3 0-0 4, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Petticord 3-7 3-4 9, Totals 25-60 12-17 65

Illinois guard Adalia McKenzie (24) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Sports Copy Editor Illinois guard Adalia McKenzie (24) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday,

No. 11 Illinois (8-3, 3-3) dropped its third contest of the season in a last-minute 15-16 defeat in Piscataway on Sunday. The hosts, No. 13 Rutgers (11-4, 3-2), held any nerves back in a close dual. Both teams won five matches, with the Scarlet Knights barely edging ahead at the end.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-10, 3-6 Big Ten) play the Illinois Fighting Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) in a clash of Big Ten squads at 8:30 PM ET on Wednesday. The game is available on BTN.

Rutgers faces Northwestern. Our college basketball odds series has our Rutgers Northwestern prediction, odds and pick for Wednesday.

PISCATAWAY – The Rutgers University wrestling team will be trying to do something Sunday against Illinois in a Big Ten Conference match at Jersey Mike's Arena that it last did six years and a ...