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

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

NEWS: Xavier guard Ryan Conwell is entering the transfer portal, source told @On3sports. The 6-4 junior averaged 16.5 PPG ...

Xavier and Iowa agreed to a home-and-home series prior to naming new head coaches this week, Rothstein said in his report ...

The Xavier Musketeers were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament after falling 86-73 in a first-round game against No. 6 ...

Illinois got perhaps the slightly tougher matchup between Xavier and Texas, who played for the No. 11 spot in the Midwest on Wednesday. Xavier put Texas away 86-80 and now faces a team in the Fighting ...

Here's where Xavier stands heading into what should be a busy offseason with the transfer portal scheduled to open Monday.

Texas has hired Xavier’s Sean Miller to take over the Longhorns basketball program. Texas is turning to the coach who just ...

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 Illini bowed out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but they now turn the page to what should be a bright future ...

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