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 ...

Otega Oweh scored 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed out six assists to lead Kentucky, which outscored Troy 51-33 ...

FORT WRIGHT, Ky. (WXIX) - March Madness means business for Tri-State sports bars and restaurants. They say it’s one of the ...

The Xavier Musketeers were not able to make March magic happen twice, as their 2024/25 season came to a close in a 86-73 loss ...

According to the NCAA, the 16 games played Thursday were the most-watched games of any opening day in tournament history. The ...