The SportsLine Projection Model revealed its Xavier Musketeers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini picks for the first round of the ...

Illinois basketball knocks off Xavier in the first round of the March Madness bracket. Live score, NCAA Tournament highlights ...

Wright was the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year last season at Valparaiso. He averaged 15.5 points and shot 38 ...

The Xavier Musketeers were not able to make March magic happen twice, as their 2024/25 season came to a close in a 86-73 loss ...

The No. 6 Fighting Illini cruised to a 86-73 victory against the No. 11 Musketeers in the opening round of the NCAA ...

NCAA Tournament is set to bring one of the most exciting first-round matchups as the Illinois Fighting Illini (21-12) take on ...

NCAA Tournament First Round matchup between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Xavier Musketeers with predictions, odds, picks, spread, betting lines and more.

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Getting to practice Thursday was really the first taste of March Madness for a lot of the young Illinois freshman players. They have not been completely whole and healthy for most of the season, so ...

Take advantage of Bet365 Sportsbook’s bonus code NYPBET and get a $150 bonus for betting $5 on Xavier vs. Illinois. This is a ...

Just a few days ago, FOX’s John Fanta had 11th-seeded Xavier (22-12) pegged to take down sixth-seeded Illinois (22-12) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. (Yes, we keep receipts.) ...

A quality First Round matchup in the 2025 NCAA Tournament awaits between six-seed Illinois and 11-seed Xavier on Friday night. The Musketeers rallied to beat Texas in their First Four play-in game ...