Big Ten Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Illinois and Northwestern have met 18 times, with Illinois holding a 13–5 edge in the series.
Most recently Illinois won 84–44 on February 4, 2026.
Right now Illinois is 0–0 and Northwestern is 0–0, with Northwestern at 209 days since a win against Illinois' 192.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Feb 4 2026 | Illinois home | Illinois | 84–44 |
| Wed, Jan 14 2026 | Northwestern home | Illinois | 79–68 |
| Sun, Jan 26 2025 | Illinois home | Illinois | 83–74 |
| Fri, Dec 6 2024 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 70–66 |
| Wed, Jan 24 2024 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 96–91 |
| Tue, Jan 2 2024 | Illinois home | Illinois | 96–66 |
| Thu, Feb 23 2023 | Illinois home | Illinois | 66–62 |
| Wed, Jan 4 2023 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 73–60 |
| Sun, Feb 13 2022 | Illinois home | Illinois | 73–66 |
| Sat, Jan 29 2022 | Northwestern home | Illinois | 59–56 |
| Tue, Feb 16 2021 | Illinois home | Illinois | 73–66 |
| Thu, Jan 7 2021 | Northwestern home | Illinois | 81–56 |
| Thu, Feb 27 2020 | Northwestern home | Illinois | 74–66 |
| Sat, Jan 18 2020 | Illinois home | Illinois | 75–71 |
| Wed, Mar 13 2019 | Neutral site | Illinois | 74–69 |
| Sun, Mar 3 2019 | Illinois home | Illinois | 81–76 |
| Sun, Jan 6 2019 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 68–66 |
| Fri, Dec 1 2017 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 72–68 |
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