Xavier Basketball is knocked out of the NCAA Tournament after dropping first round game 86-73 to No. 6 Illinois.

Riley scored 22 points while shooting 8 of 12 from the floor in Illinois’ 86-73 NCAA Tournament triumph over Xavier on Friday night. The extent of Riley’s shooting prowess became apparent with under ...

While the early returns from the NCAA Tournament felt mostly chalky, there was still some drama and big moments. Here are five takeaways from round 1.

Friday was a great day for both the Illinois basketball team and the Kentucky Wildcats. Both the Illini and Kentucky needed ...

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

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.

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

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

Xavier's season ended Friday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee after an 86-73 loss to Illinois in the NCAA Tournament.

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