The Illinois basketball team got a lift from big man Tomislav Ivisic early in its first-round NCAA Tournament game against ...

The Illinois basketball team looked good in the first half against Xavier. This was a good back-and-forth game, and the ...

Mark Pope and the NCAA Tournament No. 3 seed Wildcats will next face Brad Underwood and the No. 6 seed Fighting Illini in the ...

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

Will Riley had 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and Illinois was perfect from the ...

With a Final Four trip to San Antonio in mind, sixth-seeded Illinois (21-12) first must get through 11th-seeded Xavier (22-11 ...

Sophomore 7-footer Tomislav Ivisic (12.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg) was selected as an all-conference honorable mention pick by the media. What seed will Illini get? Illinois basketball resume for March Madness ...

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.

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MILWAUKEE - At the 3:31 mark, Illinois basketball had not scored for about a three-minute stretch. Freshman Will Riley took the biggest shot of his Illinois career. A 3-pointer snapped through the ...

Illinois basketball finished as one of the hottest teams in the homestretch ... Tre White added 20, Kylan Boswell 15, ...