Illinois knocked off Northwestern in a college basketball game Sunday. Full recap, game highlights from Champaign, Illinois.

It was the Illini's ninth straight win at State Farm Center against the Wildcats, who haven't swept a season series since 1966.

After Maryland simply outsized Illinois in a 91-70 thrashing that can be explained in a single state – the Terrapins' 62 points in the paint – the Illini bounced back to dominate Northwestern on the glass (plus-23 margin) and outscore the Wildcats in the paint.

The bloom is off the rose for these Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten), who went from being underrated by the college basketball illuminati early this season to now arguably underperforming as the expectations around them have risen. The climb up the mountain, as always, gets harder with every subsequent step toward the top.

Bailey scored 24 of his 37 points in the first half as Rutgers picked up a rare road win 79-72 over Northwestern.

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Northwestern hasn't won at Illinois since January 2013 -- two months before Chris Collins became the Wildcats' head coach. Collins has led Northwestern to the first three NCAA Tournament appearances

Northwestern and Rutgers both occupy the bottom third of the Big Ten as the Wildcats prepare to host the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill. The schools also share

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are one of the youngest teams in the Big Ten, led by freshman sensations Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. While the first half of the

With Dylan Harper sidelined by a sprained ankle, it fell to Ace Bailey to carry the load for Rutgers basketball at Northwestern Wednesday. Did he ever. The freshman wing racked up 37 points on 13-of-20 shooting,

Wisconsin basketball still holds a strong position in both KenPom and ESPN BPI after its road loss to Maryland.