Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic left the game against Rutgers basketball with an injury after landing on an opponent's foot.

But the news delivered by coach Brad Underwood in his Saturday press conference suggests the Illini may still be in the thick ...

Despite a team-high 20 points from Will Riley and leading as late as 7:28 left in the game, No. 23 Illinois couldn't overcome ...

The Ivisic problem isn't going away any time soon – he has missed two games with mononucleosis, a "confounding matter" for an ...

Tomislav Ivisic spent his Thursday night in Lincoln, Neb., watching Illinois from the sideline. The sophomore center, who was ...

The Illini have played three straight games without 7-foot-1, 255-pound sophomore center Tomislav Ivišić, who’s out ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- Illinois men's basketball bounced back Sunday against Ohio State in more ways then one. One way ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini (15-8, 7-6 Big Ten) face the UCLA Bruins (17-6, 8-4 Big Ten) in a clash of Big Ten teams at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday. The game airs on Peacock.Buy tickets for Illinois ...

One of the changes Tomislav Ivisic returned to the starting lineup after missing three games and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn got his ...

Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic will miss his second game against Northwestern due to mononucleosis, following his absence in ...

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Though they dropped five spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, the No. 23 Illini are feeling optimistic as they kick off a two-game road trip Wednesday against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.