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

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

The Illinois men’s basketball team defeated Xavier 86-73 Friday night in the opening round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament ...

Illinois got a three-pointer from Kylan Boswell to beat the first-half buzzer for a 40-35 lead, then tore into Xavier for ...

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

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Freshman Will Riley took the biggest shot of his Illinois career. A 3-pointer snapped through the nylon and put the Illini back up 11. That moment, plus a steal and score by Kasparas Jakucionis right ...

MILWAUKEE — Otega Oweh scored 20 points, Andrew Carr had 13 and third-seeded Kentucky beat Troy 76-57 in the first round of ...

University of Illinois fans and alumni are ready as the Fighting Illini head into their first game of March Madness, taking ...