Dropped out: Purdue (15), Illinois (23), UConn (27), Kansas (31), San Diego State (33), Wake Forest (34), George Mason (36), Bradley (37).

The Bradley Braves women’s basketball team defeated Illinois State in the I-74 rivalry for the first time since February 2020 ...

But after Illinois was dragged through the mud by No. 3 Duke on Saturday in New York, tagged with the worst loss in program ...

Bradley Central’s basketball squads will now host the first round of the Region 3-4A tournament that gets underway next ...