Will Riley scored 22 points to lead four players in double figures, and No. 6 seed Illinois beat 11th-seeded Xavier 86-73 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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

Freshman forward has breakout performance in first NCAA tournament game, leads Illinois to first-round victory against Xavier ...

No. 6 Illinois (22-12) battled past a physical No. 11 Xavier (22-12) in the first round of March Madness on Friday night, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — First-team All-American Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and Florida defeated Norfolk State, ensuring all ...

Charles Barkley was caught completely off guard while on the air Friday for a March Madness halftime show. Barkley was on a halftime panel alongside Ernie ...

On the second day of March Madness, a slew of guards rose to the occasion and stamped their mark on the 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 is back in Milwaukee for the 10th time, and the second at Fiserv Forum, bringing college basketball players and fans ...

Nearly every year that God has granted me life, I've found a way to spend at least part of the opening weekend of March Madness with Brad, my older brother and ...

Typically, a No. 11-seed losing to a No. 6-seed isn't an unusual thing to see in the NCAA Tournament. However, on Friday, No. 11-seed Xavier's 86-73 loss to No. 6-seed Illinois marked an incredibly ...

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