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

First-round action in the men's NCAA Tournament continues Friday with a first-round matchup between Illinois and Xavier in ...

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

The Illinois Fighting Illini and No. 23 Creighton Bluejays meet in the NCAA Tournament opening round. The teams play Saturday ...

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It's Illinois vs. Xavier in the first round of the March Madness bracket. We have live updates of the NCAA tournament game ...

The Xavier Musketeers face the Illinois Fighting Illini in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 21, 2025 ...

Kasparas Jakucionis, Will Riley and Tomislav Ivisic are in the spotlight like never before. It starts Friday night against ...

With a Final Four trip to San Antonio in mind, sixth-seeded Illinois (21-12) first must get through 11th-seeded Xavier (22-11 ...

Many players who have made a run in the NCAA Tournament look back on the experience as one that went too fast. From the final ...

Wherever the floor is now in terms of expectations, this season’s Illini definitely haven't risen above it. Going backward isn’t an option.

Illinois got perhaps the slightly tougher matchup between Xavier and Texas, who played for the No. 11 spot in the Midwest on ...