Boswell has been sidelined because of a broken hand, but he is progressing toward a healthy return

Illinois would like Purdue to upset Michigan on Tuesday, and shrink the margin. When Boswell was healthy, Illinois had a top-25 defense nationally. When he was injured, Illinois was No. 52 in that stretch, per Bart Torvik. Illinois missed him, as Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin guards shredded the Illini defense.

Illinois men's basketball's 90-92 overtime loss to Wisconsin concluded a stretch of 11 games over the course of 33 days.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood, and even some veteran Illini, were buzzing with excitement this past offseason about an unheralded freshman: guard Keaton Wagler. Given those not-so-quiet whispers around Champaign, Wagler – an overlooked high school ...

Illinois lost a tough game at Wisconsin, whose offense was too strong with the Illini down Kylan Boswell (hand fracture) and Andrej Stojakovic (ankle).