The Big Ten Conference has eight basketball teams in the men's NCAA Tournament. Follow along below for all of the results from the first round. Thursday (4) Pur ...

Counting the COVID year, Brad Underwood has combined to take Stephen F. Austin, Oklahoma State and Illinois to the NCAA ...

Wisconsin is firing away from three at one of the highest rates in the country, while Illinois embraces an NBA approach.

As a leader, Ty Rodgers helped the team to its feet. What he saw in the lowest moments was a team that would find its ...

Kasparas Jakucionis, Will Riley and Tomislav Ivisic are in the spotlight like never before. It starts Friday night against Xavier in Milwaukee.

Here's what we learned from Illinois on Thursday before their first-round matchup against Xavier. Illinois only has a day of preparation for the Muskateers. Xavier's comeback win over Texas in the ...

The N&O’s traditional bracket breakdown has you covered this March and beyond with Sweet 16 and Final Four picks; dark horses ...

Getting to practice Thursday was really the first taste of March Madness for a lot of the young Illinois freshman players.

The cute “Crab Five” nickname belies the resiliency of Maryland’s starters. The group that has started every game since Nov.

Illinois boasts a high-scoring offense, but Xavier's defense has been effective, limiting opponents to 71.2 points per game.

The college basketball expert envisions the Illini making a deep run, benefitted by an opening weekend "home-court advantage" ...

Illinois will be looking to regain its offensive form when the sixth-seeded Fighting Illini face No. 11 Xavier in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday.