Here are three takeaways from the game between Alabama basketball and Illinois on Wednesday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.

No. 8 Alabama men's basketball took down to No. 25 Illinois 100-87 on Wednesday night in the C.M. Newton Classic, giving the Fighting Illini i

Alabama hopes to bounce back after a tough road loss to the Purdue Boilermakers, while the new-look Fighting Illini team looks to improve to a hot 4-0 start.

Alabama didn’t slow down even with a scoreless night from star Mark Sears. The preseason All-American guard watched from the bench as the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide held off No. 25 Illinois 100-87.

Alabama basketball (3-1) looks to get back in the win column on Wednesday in another top-ranked matchup against Illinois (3-0).

A ranked matchup hits Birmingham tonight, and Chris Hatfield expects points to be at a premium in the first half.

Alabama basketball's Mark Sears posted on Instagram early Thursday morning taking shots after a rare scoreless performance vs. Illinois:

And on Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama, after No. 25 Illinois feasted on mid-major competition in three home wins to open the season, that adversity arrived in a tidal wave in th

The Big Ten had five games on Wednesday night, highlighted by a ranked matchup between Alabama and Illinois in Birmingham. Rutgers and USC also had interesting games. Let’s take a look at what happened.