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

If an aspiring college basketball player wants to play under Brad Underwood's leadership, it's as straightforward as possible.

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

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

The Illini center wasn't at his best but nevertheless came through on Sunday despite suffering from strep throat

Illinois basketball had a big win at Indiana and followed that up with a heartbreaking loss at Michigan State — exhibiting itself as a top contender and in line for an NCAA Tournament berth. Coach Brad Underwood has Illinois basketball at 13-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten,

A close game at Michigan State didn't go in favor of Brad Underwood's team, but history shows that's more the norm than the exception

Tom Izzo managed to beat his old friend Brad Underwood on Sunday as Michigan State basketball held on to beat Illinois at home. It was a tough, grind-it-out win over Illinois as the Spartans struggled to hit shots, but they did outperform Illinois at the free throw line and that was ultimately the difference.

After a week that saw the Illini win big and lose a close one, Monday's results seemed to reflect a shift in voter opinion

The Illini are right there with Michigan State and Purdue one-third of the way through the conference schedule

CBS analysts Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander advocate for NCAA rule change after Illinois' Kylan Boswell's shot over the backboard was disallowed.