Xavier made a final push to cut Illinois' lead to eight with just over four minutes left, but Jakucionis set up Riley for another three and then dropped in a layup of his own to quell the threat.

According to the NCAA, the 16 games played Thursday were the most-watched games of any opening day in tournament history. The ...

Kyan Evans scored a game-high 23 points with six 3-pointers as No. 12 seed Colorado State increased its winning streak to 11 ...

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.

FORT WRIGHT, Ky. (WXIX) - March Madness means business for Tri-State sports bars and restaurants. They say it’s one of the ...

Illinois guard Tre White (22) follows through on a 3-pointer in the second half of an NCAA Tournament gamee against Xavier on ...

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

Illinois men's basketball team defeats Xavier in NCAA opener, advancing to face Kentucky for a Sweet Sixteen spot.

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

Right when Xavier looked set to make it a one-point game against Illinois, freshman star Will Riley began an all-time second ...

Illinois got a three-pointer from Kylan Boswell to beat the first-half buzzer for a 40-35 lead, then tore into Xavier for ...

Illinois basketball didn’t have a lot of positive vibes entering the first round of the NCAA tournament. The last time we saw ...