Big Ten Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Illinois and Rutgers have met 14 times, with Illinois holding a 10–4 edge in the series.
Most recently Illinois won 81–55 on January 8, 2026.
Right now Illinois is 0–0 and Rutgers is 0–0, with Rutgers at 209 days since a win against Illinois' 192.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 8 2026 | Illinois home | Illinois | 81–55 |
| Wed, Feb 5 2025 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 82–73 |
| Sun, Jan 21 2024 | Illinois home | Illinois | 86–63 |
| Sat, Dec 2 2023 | Rutgers home | Illinois | 76–58 |
| Sat, Feb 11 2023 | Illinois home | Illinois | 69–60 |
| Wed, Feb 16 2022 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 70–59 |
| Fri, Dec 3 2021 | Illinois home | Illinois | 86–51 |
| Fri, Mar 12 2021 | Neutral site | Illinois | 90–68 |
| Sun, Dec 20 2020 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 91–88 |
| Sat, Feb 15 2020 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 72–57 |
| Sat, Jan 11 2020 | Illinois home | Illinois | 54–51 |
| Sat, Feb 9 2019 | Illinois home | Illinois | 99–94 |
| Sun, Feb 25 2018 | Rutgers home | Illinois | 75–62 |
| Tue, Jan 30 2018 | Illinois home | Illinois | 91–60 |
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