Photos from Illinois’ 86-73 victory over Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 21, 2025, at Fiserv Forum ...

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

After a win over Texas at UD Arena, Xavier heads to another familiar venue for its first-round matchup with Illinois Friday ...

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

Will Riley went off for 18 points in the second half as the Illini pulled away. They'll face Kentucky on Sunday.

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

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

Counting the COVID year, Brad Underwood has combined to take Stephen F. Austin, Oklahoma State and Illinois to the NCAA ...

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

Madness studio analyst Charles Barkley said before the start of Friday night's NCAA tournament Round of 64 game between the ...

Xavier made a final push to cut Illinois' lead to eight with just over four minutes left, but Jakucionis set up Riley for another three and then dropped in a layup of his own to quell the threat.