Illinois basketball knocks off Xavier in the first round of the March Madness bracket. Live score, NCAA Tournament highlights ...

The No. 6 Fighting Illini cruised to a 86-73 victory against the No. 11 Musketeers in the opening round of the NCAA ...

Genesis Bryant scored 17 points and No. 8 Illinois earned its first NCAA Tournament victory in 25 years Saturday night with a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) reacts during a game ...

Kylan Boswell scored 23 points, Tomislav Ivisic 19 and Kasparas Jakucionis 13 for the sixth-seeded Illini (22-13).

Kentucky's back in the Sweet 16 behind a big game from Koby Brea and will join John Calipari in the NCAA tournament's second ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini season came to an ... Follow along here for a recap and highlights from the March Madness game. Tomislav Ivisic turnaround in the paint and-1 -- missed the free ...

Madness picks, predictions, odds for Illinois vs Kentucky second-round Midwest Region game on Sunday, March 23, 2025. Who ...

Illinois, a No. 8 seed ... be able to compete for conference championships and national championships." March Madness: Tennessee rolls past Kentucky team that swept it in SEC, moves 1 win away ...

Madness picks, predictions, odds for Xavier vs Illinois first-round Midwest Region game on Friday, March 21, 2025. Who wins?