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

Get a Illinois vs Xavier NCAA basketball March Madness First Round how to watch, tv channel, betting preview, spread and over ...

The Sporting News tracked live updates and highlights as Xavier defeated Texas in the 2025 First Four thanks to a 13-point ...

Xavier (21-11) will try to play its way into the 64-team bracket Wednesday when the Musketeers face the Texas Longhorns ...

Did Xavier basketball get into March Madness on Sunday during the NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday bracket reveal show?

For the second time in the last three years, the Musketeers learned that they made the field of 68 off the bubble and that this time around they would be dancing as a First Four team. It is the ...

But the Musketeers caught fire down the stretch, getting big 3s from Marcus Foster, Jerome Hunter and even big man John Hugley IV to pull out an 86-80 win in front of a raucous pro-X crowd.

The Xavier Musketeers, who were on the bubble heading into Selection Sunday, are heading to the 2025 NCAA Tournament's First ...

Xavier's bench broke through to keep the Musketeers afloat in the first half. Dante Maddox Jr. hit a pair of triples and finished with 10 points. Jerome Hunter had a trio of triples. His corner 3 ...

The Xavier Musketeers entered Selection Sunday firmly on the NCAA tournament's bubble. Watch as the team celebrated once they ...