After battling with Xavier throughout the first half, and carrying just a five-point lead into halftime, Illinois broke the game open in the second half, scoring 46 points and ultimately pulling away ...

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.

The Illinois Fighting Illini play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 23 Creighton Bluejays .

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Xavier and Illinois will meet on Friday night in the first round of the 2025 NCCA tournament at the Fiserv Forum, in ...

Madness is underway, and no streamer has more hoops coverage than Hulu + Live TV. On Wednesday, the No. 11 Xavier Musketeers beat Texas in their First Four matchup to advance into the official 2025 ...

Our Xavier vs. Illinois predictions think the No. 11-seeded Musketeers can force an upset in this Midwest Region showdown.

The Xavier Musketeers survived a First Four matchup against Texas on Wednesday and now they'll advance to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini ...

As the Fighting Illini softball team opened Big Ten play for the 2025 season, the staff behind the program asked a special fan to perform the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. Standing ...