The No. 5 UConn Huskies face the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini in a men’s college basketball game on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 (11/28/25) at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Illinois, ranked No. 13 in The Associated Press poll, came into the matchup 6-1 overall. Most recently, the Fighting Illini defeated Texas-Rio Grande Valley 87-73 on Monday. No. 5-ranked UConn entered the contest 5-1 overall. On Sunday, UConn beat Bryant 72-49.

The No. 5 UConn men's basketball team (6-1) led wire-to-wire and knocked off No. 13 Illinois (6-2) on Friday afternoon at the SentinelOne

Andy Katz has revealed his Power 37 after the second week of men's college basketball. Louisville rises to No. 9 after beating rival Kentucky at home, while Illinois makes a massive jump to No. 9 after taking down Texas Tech.

In front of a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden on Friday, No. 13 Illinois dropped its second game of the season to No. 5 UConn.

Score updates and analysis from the Crimson Tide's fourth game of the regular season against the Fighting Illini in the United Center.

Purdue brought Murphy in for extra depth and a perimeter shooting threat behind starting power forward Trey Kaufman-Renn. Jack Benter emerged as the primary option there, starting the first two games of the season with Kaufman-Renn out with a hip injury.

FOX college basketball broadcasters Casey Jacobsen and LaPhonso Ellis were critical of the officials in the Illinois vs. UConn men's basketball game for getting a game-changing call wrong in the final minutes.

With a monster performance against Eastern Illinois on Friday, Purdue's 7-foot-4 center Daniel Jacobsen made unique program history.