Boswell, a junior and one of only three Illini players on the active roster with NCAA Tourney experience, is urging the ...

Counting the COVID year, Brad Underwood has combined to take Stephen F. Austin, Oklahoma State and Illinois to the NCAA ...

The more one looks at Xavier, which went 13-7 in the Big East — nothing wrong with that — the more one finds to like.

Xavier is out of Dayton and into the Midwest region to face No. 6 Illinois Friday night. Here's how to watch the Musketeers ...

The Illini must keep Ryan Conwell's three-point shooting at bay, and dominate the offensive glass to stay alive in the Big ...

The No. 6-seeded Fighting Illini can now sharpen their focus on their NCAA Tournament opener, knowing whom they'll face in ...

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 Illinois Fighting Illini and Xavier Musketeers square off in the NCAA Tournament first round. The teams match up Friday ...

Marcus Foster scores 22 points and Zach Freemantle adds 15 despite foul trouble as Xavier erases a 13-point deficit for its ...

The Texas Longhorns will "likely" move on from head coach Rodney Terry following the program's 86–80 loss to Xavier in the ...

The Illinois men’s basketball team learned its NCAA Tournament opponent late Wednesday when Xavier beat Texas 86-80 in an NCAA First Four game in Dayton, Ohio. The Illini (21-12) and Musketeers (22-11 ...