The No. 6 Fighting Illini cruised to a 86-73 victory against the No. 11 Musketeers in the opening round of the NCAA tournament inside Fiserv Forum. Illinois advances to Sunday's second round against No. 3 Kentucky, which beat No. 14 Troy earlier Friday.

It's Illinois basketball vs Xavier in the first round of the March Madness bracket. Follow for live scores, NCAA Tournament updates from Milwaukee.

The SportsLine Projection Model revealed its Xavier Musketeers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini picks for the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Friday

The beloved annual tradition that is the NCAA Tournament is underway. Tens of thousands have filled out brackets in hopes of winning the office poll or at least a bit of respect. Here’s the bracket for the men’s NCAA Tournament: How can I watch?

Madness continues Thursday with the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. As substantial as the first two rounds of the tournament can seem in the first weekend, the field of 16 remaining teams will be cut down to a Final Four by the end of the week.

It's Arkansas basketball vs Texas Tech in the 2025 March Madness bracket. Watch the Sweet 16 game, including time, channel, TV schedule and stream info.

Madness continued with the Sweet 16 on Thursday night! Alabama kicked the night off with a record-breaking performance. The second-seeded Crimson Tide made 25 3-point shots to set the NCAA Tournament record in a 113-88 win over sixth-seeded BYU.

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NCAA Tournament is down to 16 teams, and the Sweet 16 begins on Thursday with four games. No. 6 seed BYU faces No. Alabama in the first game of the night, followed by No. 4 Maryland against No. 1 Florida.