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

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.

Will Riley scored 22 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 20 points and 10 rebounds to pace sixth-seeded Illinois to an 86-73 ...

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

MILWAUKEE — Illinois guard Kylan Boswell took a couple of dribbles and launched the 3-pointer with a Xavier defender in his face just a second before the halftime buzzer.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Kentucky squares off against Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats have gone ...

Illinois led throughout the last 33 ½ minutes and went 18 of 18 from the free throw line and 12 of 30 from 3-point range. The ...

Sixth-seeded Illinois (21-12) faces 11th-seeded Xavier (22-11) tonight in the first round of the Midwest Region of the NCAA ...

Storms left their mark on parts of Indiana. A line of severe weather swept through the Hoosier State Wednesday night, ...

In 1925, the Indiana high school basketball tournament was a 16-team showcase played over two days at the 'Cow Barn' in front ...

Beat writer Joe Vozzelli looks back at the Illini's NCAA tournament history, looks ahead to how Illinois can make some noise this weekend in Austin and predicts some first-round upsets ...

The "Race Day" tornadoes of May 30, 2004, were a significant and destructive series of tornadoes that struck the state of Indiana in the United States. The event is often remembered due to the timing ...