Will Riley had 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and Illinois was perfect from the ...

Xavier and Illinois will meet on Friday night in the first round of the 2025 NCCA tournament at the Fiserv Forum, in ...

Xavier's season ended Friday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee after an 86-73 loss to Illinois in the NCAA Tournament.

It’s the Illinois Fighting Illini vs Xavier in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction for the 2025 NCAA tournament ...

Kylan Boswell's 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer gives Illinois basketball a five-point lead over Xavier in the NCAA ...

Here is everything Xavier men's basketball coach Sean Miller said before facing the Illinois Fighting Illini in the 2025 NCAA ...

MILWAUKEE — The Illinois Fighting Illini put away the Xavier Musketeers to open the 2025 NCAA Tournament in the first round Friday at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum. Illinois freshman forward Will ...

Freshman Will Riley took the biggest shot of his Illinois career. A 3-pointer snapped through the nylon and put the Illini ...

The Illini may be favored over the Musketeers, but ESPN's metrics aren't especially confident in their ability to pull off the win ...

Wherever the floor is now in terms of expectations, this season’s Illini definitely haven't risen above it. Going backward isn’t an option.

including one this season in which the Musketeers beat Texas in the First Four before falling to Illinois in the first round. The coaching change gave the Xavier basketball roster an opportunity ...