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

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

Until the NCAA Tournament starts awarding teams style points, an ugly win is worth precisely as much as a sexy one. For that ...

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 ...

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

Photos from Illinois’ 86-73 victory over Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 21, 2025, at Fiserv Forum ...

The No. 6 Fighting Illini cruised to a 86-73 victory against the No. 11 Musketeers in the opening round of the NCAA ...

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.

In the last of four games of the day, Illinois took the hardwood against Xavier in what was essentially a home game for ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini play the Xavier Musketeers in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Friday's meeting is the ...

Will Riley scored 22 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 20 points and 10 rebounds to pace sixth-seeded Illinois to an 86-73 ...