Illinois gets the win over Cincinnati 105-96.

Stojakovic led the way with 24, followed by Vaaks with 19, Brown with 15, and Coleman with 14 points and 8 assists.

Shot 53% from the field and 42% from three. Pretty encouraging offensively, especially with six guys in double figures.

Giving up 96 points is a little concerning, but hard to take too much away from a game we couldn't watch.

I saw some discussion that today’s exhibition against Cincinnati won’t be televised or streamed, but it looks like we can at least listen to the game through Cincinnati’s radio broadcast.

Here’s the article from the Bearcats’ website for anyone interested.

Or do I have to just follow the score on their website 😩

what the heck

They have priced out the average fans! 140+ for nosebleeds against mich st, 135+ for nosebleeds against Wisconsin and Iowa

Are you kidding me???

In 2022 I paid 222.00 for 3 tickets for a home game against purdue

3 tickets against mich st would now be 420!!! ALMOST DOUBLE

A slap in the face to the average fan who still showed up and supported the program during the down years

Anyone know if there are specific sections for Illini fans, or where the official Illini package seats are located?

Hi All- A friend and I are planning to come down from Chicago down to the Friday night game against Nebraska, but we're hoping to not drive. We're planning to take the Amtrak into town but are struggling to find any options that could get us back to Chicago late night after the game. Hotels are sold out and there aren't any close to affordable options to spend the night.

Are there any gameday shuttles or other transportation options back towards Chicago after the game?

Illinois returns four starters from a Final Four team and deserves to be in the conversation for preseason No. 1.

1. Illinois

Last season: 28-9 (15-5 Big Ten), Final Four

Coach: Brad Underwood, 10th season at Illinois. Underwood has it rolling at Illinois and is coming off his first Final Four. The Illini have finished in the top two of the conference in four of the last six seasons.

Key player: David Mirkovic is one of the hardest matchups in college basketball, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound point forward. With the loss of Keaton Wagler, Mirkovic will be used even more as the Illini’s primary handler. He has All-American potential.

Stat to know: The Illini are the perfect illustration of how basketball has evolved. They were the tallest team in college hoops last season, according to Ken Pomeroy’s tracking, and yet they attempted nearly half of their shots (49.7 percent) from 3.

Why they’re interesting: Five of the six leading scorers are back from an offense that was tied for the most efficient in the modern era (and likely all time). That kind of retention is very rare but not all that surprising for a group that seemed to love being around each other.

Read for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7681960/2026/10/12/big-ten-basketball-predictions-illinois-michigan-state/?unlocked_article_code=1.IFE.YR2_.ukfLKS7gtZyW&source=emp_shared_article&smid=re-share-ta

According to Bret Bielema: "I do know he had something broken in his hand"

ILLINOIS WINS 38-37 IN OVERTIME VS MICHIGAN STATE, GIVING BIELEMA A 5-0 EECORD IN OT.

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Your Fighting Illini take on the Michigan State Spartans at 2:30PM on FS1 in East Lansing, MI

Podziemski just signed a $110M contract extension with Golden State. Then I suddenly remembered he actually played for Illinois in the 2021-2022 season. Looks like he transferred to Santa Clara to get more playing time (or maybe money). Why did he not receive more playing time at Illinois?

Brother went to U of I but I went to Oregon so my dad and I are heading to Oregon at U of I. I am looking for any game day suggestions. We are hoping to get into town early that day to tailgate or bar hop. Any advice would be great!

Here’s some positive football news, former Illini catches 58 yard TD against the Bears! It’s his first receiving TD! Congratulations!