Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood expresses frustration with Big Ten officiating, citing a drop in free throw rates during conference play.

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood was less than thrilled with the officiating crew during Sunday's loss to Michigan State.

No. 13 Illinois looked out of sorts pretty much from the opening tip of Saturday's game in Champaign, where USC pulled off an 82-72 upset and didn't so much mak

After the game, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, who is a great friend of Tom Izzo’s, spoke to the media about the game. As always, he was complimentary of Izzo and his squad, but also frustrated about the fouls called on his star point guard Kasparas Jakucionis.

If you paid good money for tickets at the Breslin Center or pay a hefty television bill that includes CBS, chances are you felt robbed of your money after watching Illinois’ 80-78 loss to Michigan State.

The Illini slowed the Spartans' fastbreak, but they also had their own best player brought to a screeching halt early

In a clash of two of the best teams in the Big Ten, Illinois basketball fell just short against Michigan State 80-78 in a tightly contested battle. Despite a hot start to the game, Illinois ran into s