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

Northwestern hasn't won at Illinois since January 2013 -- two months before Chris Collins became the Wildcats' head coach.

The Illini crashed the boards and hit the floor to scrap their way to an 83-74 win over the Wildcats in Champaign ...

BOTTOM LINE: Rutgers faces Northwestern after Jordan Derkack scored 26 points in Rutgers’ 81-74 loss to the Michigan State Spartans. The Wildcats have gone 10-1 at home. Northwestern is fifth in the ...

Rutgers visits the Northwestern Wildcats after Jordan Derkack scored 26 points in the Scarlet Knights' 81-74 loss to the Michigan State Spartans.

Illinois senior guard Adalia McKenzie drives to the basket against Northwestern on Thursday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena in ...

Almost two months after falling in their Big Ten opener at Northwestern (12-8, 3-6), No. 17 Illinois (14-6, 6-4) got back at ...

Northwestern and Rutgers both occupy the bottom third of the Big Ten as the Wildcats prepare to host the Scarlet Knights on ...

(WAND) -- Illinois men's basketball ... The last time the Fighting Illini and the Wildcats met was back in December up in Evanston where Northwestern came away with the 70-66 overtime win.

The first bit of evidence: When Illinois and Northwestern met Dec. 6 in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats erased a 10-point second-half deficit and earned a 70-66 overtime victory. Nick Martinelli ...

Sunday's meeting with Northwestern at the State Farm Center in Champaign was Illinois' first ... against a physical Wildcats crew that nipped the Illini in overtime in Evanston back in December.