Illinois wants to ride the wave from another sea of orange and blue in the stands in Milwaukee against one of college basketball's Big Blue blood brands.

A 3 and 6 seed in the tournament typically are well-matched, but Kentucky and Illinois – two of the highest-scoring teams in ...

Typically, a No. 11-seed losing to a No. 6-seed isn't an unusual thing to see in the NCAA Tournament. However, on Friday, No. 11-seed Xavier's 86-73 loss to No. 6-seed Illinois marked an incredibly ...

Physical preparation is one aspect Illinois understands. Recently, the Illini found out how imperative mental preparation is ...

A loss would be no typical “end” for this team. It has likely one-and-dones in freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley, ...

Illinois has gotten this far with a lineup featuring players from four countries. The Illini’s three leading scorers are all ...

Kentucky and Illinois overhauled their rosters and went right back to the NCAA Tournament. They reloaded in a variety of ways ...

How Mark Pope’s Wildcats and Brad Underwood’s Fighting Illini match up at each position for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament game.

Just a few days ago, FOX’s John Fanta had 11th-seeded Xavier (22-12) pegged to take down sixth-seeded Illinois (22-12) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. (Yes, we keep receipts.) ...

The No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region Kentucky Wildcats(23-11) will take on the No. 6 seed Illinois Fighting Illini(22-12) in the 2nd Round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

What to know to watch the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. UK Wildcats men's basketball game via TV and online livestream for the ...

Illinois basketball recorded a Round 1 victory over Xavier in the NCAA Tournament. Brad Underwood discusses the team culture ...