Big Ten Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Illinois and Penn State have met 13 times, and Penn State has the better of it at 7–6.
Most recently Illinois won 73–65 on January 3, 2026.
Right now Illinois is 0–0 and Penn State is 0–0, with Penn State at 220 days since a win against Illinois' 192.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 3 2026 | Penn State home | Illinois | 73–65 |
| Wed, Jan 8 2025 | Illinois home | Illinois | 91–52 |
| Wed, Feb 21 2024 | Penn State home | Penn State | 90–89 |
| Thu, Mar 9 2023 | Neutral site | Penn State | 79–76 |
| Tue, Feb 14 2023 | Penn State home | Penn State | 93–81 |
| Sat, Dec 10 2022 | Illinois home | Penn State | 74–59 |
| Thu, Mar 3 2022 | Illinois home | Illinois | 60–55 |
| Tue, Jan 19 2021 | Illinois home | Illinois | 79–65 |
| Wed, Dec 23 2020 | Penn State home | Illinois | 98–81 |
| Tue, Feb 18 2020 | Penn State home | Illinois | 62–56 |
| Sun, Mar 10 2019 | Penn State home | Penn State | 72–56 |
| Sat, Feb 23 2019 | Illinois home | Penn State | 83–76 |
| Sun, Feb 11 2018 | Illinois home | Penn State | 74–52 |
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