The Illinois Fighting Illini play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 23 Creighton Bluejays .

Will Riley scored 22 points to lead four players in double figures, and No. 6 seed Illinois beat 11th-seeded Xavier 86-73 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Illinois guard Tre White (22) follows through on a 3-pointer in the second half of an NCAA Tournament gamee against Xavier on ...

It’s Kentucky Wildcats vs Illinois Fighting Illini in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction, pick for the 2025 NCAA Tournament basketball game.

No. 6 Illinois (22-12) battled past a physical No. 11 Xavier (22-12) in the first round of March Madness on Friday night, ...

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Illinois basketball didn’t have a lot of positive vibes entering the first round of the NCAA tournament. The last time we saw ...

The Big Ten Conference has eight basketball teams in the men's NCAA Tournament. Follow along below for all of the results from the first round. Thursday (4) Pur ...

Freshman Will Riley took the biggest shot of his Illinois career. A 3-pointer snapped through the nylon and put the Illini back up 11. That moment, plus a steal and score by Kasparas Jakucionis right ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Kentucky squares off against Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats have gone 11-9 against SEC opponents, with a 12-2 record in non-conference play.

Where fans can watch, listen to and follow Sunday’s basketball game between Mark Pope’s Wildcats and Brad Underwood’s ...

University of Illinois fans and alumni are ready as the Fighting Illini head into their first game of March Madness, taking ...