The Illini also outrebounded Xavier 45-25. Ivisic, a 7-foot-1 center from Croatia, went 4 of 9 from 3-point range. His four 3-pointers were the most by a 7-footer in an NCAA Tournament game.

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 ...

Kentucky will play the winner of Xavier-Illinois Sunday in the Round of 32. Xavier is a top 40 offense in college basketball in offensive efficiency and aims to play each game with less than 10 ...

Texas basketball earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive season, and it doesn't have much time to rest with a First Four matchup against Xavier on Wednesday in Dayton ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini (21-12) will face the Xavier Musketeers (22-11) in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Friday in Milwaukee, WI. Illinois enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed ...

The Fighting Illini (21-12) are a No. 6 seed in March Madness and will face No. 11 Xavier at 8:45 p.m. Friday in Milwaukee. The Musketeers (22-11) beat Texas 86-80 on Wednesday in a First Four ...

So far this season, Kasparas Jakucionis is putting up 15 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Offensively, Tomislav Ivisic averages 12.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest ...

Xavier plays Illinois Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Illinois is favored, but Xavier is playing in a familiar venue. Xavier must slow down Illinois' offense to advance in ...

The Xavier Musketeers trailed the Texas Longhorns by 13 points in their NCAA tournament First Four game Wednesday in Dayton, and dealt with foul trouble all night for leading scorers Zach ...

Xavier overcame a 13-point deficit and defeated Texas on Wednesday night in Dayton, advancing to the Round of 64. The Musketeers will take on No. 6 Illinois on Friday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Meanwhile, one of those coaches is "likely" to be fired. Immediately after Xavier’s 86-80 win over Texas, college basketball analyst Jeff Goodman reported that the Longhorns are "likely to make ...