Illinois will be looking to regain its offensive form when the sixth-seeded Fighting Illini face No. 11 Xavier in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday.

We're moments away from the NCAA Tournament tipping off its field-of-64 competition, and only a day away from 6 seed Illinois ...

The Round of 64 gets underway in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. • 16 games: There are plenty of upsets and buzzer-beaters on tap in one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. • Top seeds ...

Madness picks, predictions, odds for Xavier vs Illinois first-round Midwest Region game on Friday, March 21, 2025. Who wins?

It’s the Illinois Fighting Illini vs Xavier in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction for the 2025 NCAA tournament ...

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks into high gear this afternoon with Louisville facing Creighton at 12:15 p.m., as ...

The Illini take their first step against the Musketeers in what they hope will be another Elite Eight run – or better ...

In 1939, Henry V. Porter, the assistant executive secretary of the Illinois High School Association, wrote about the ...

Advancing to the regional would be coming home, sort of. The Midwest Regional is in Indianapolis.Oddsmakers think the Boilers ...

Duke earned its reputation as an unlikable program during the Christian Laettner era, when coach Mike Krzyzewski was in his ...

Illinois coach Shauna Green, right, is trying to lead the Illini women’s basketball program to its first NCAA tournament win ...

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