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Following a blowout win in the Round of 64, Illinois will take on VCU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WAND) - 7-seed Illinois is set to face 10-seed Colorado Saturday night at Vanderbilt University in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
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GREENVILLE, SC (WAND) -- Before Illinois tips off against VCU WAND sports had a guest reporter to ask all the hard questions.
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Illinois women's basketball will open NCAA Tournament action against 10-seeded Colorado on Saturday.
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Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph spent 20 minutes Friday walking around historic Memorial Gym soaking in the atmosphere with March Madness and NCAA Tournament branding everywhere. This is what Ralph has spent five seasons building toward with the Commodores hosting for the first time since 2012 among the goals. Ralph says it's almost surreal knowing they've checked off the next box on their list of things in the push to win championships. The No. 2 seeded Commodores went undefeated at Memorial on the way to earning the program’s highest seed since 2007. Vanderbilt hosts No. 15 seed High Point in the first round of the Fort Worth Region 1 on Saturday night. Illinois and Colorado are the other game in Nashville.
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GREENVILLE, SC (WAND) -- 3-seed Illinois defeated 14-seed Penn Thursday night in a dominate 105-70 victory.
GREENVILLE, SC (WAND) -- 3-seed Illinois opened up their NCAA Tournament Thursday night against 14-seed Penn in Greenville, South Carolina.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Keaton Wagler added 18 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Fighting Illini (25-8), who moved on to face No. 11 VCU in the second round on Saturday. Kylan Boswell had 13 points, while Ben Humrichous and Tomislav Ivisic each chipped in with 12 as Illinois shot 50% from the field and made 15 3-pointers while outrebounding the much smaller Quakers 48-25. Michael Zanoni finished with 20 points on 9-of-18 shooting for Penn (18-12), the Ivy League champions.
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March Madness is back! It’s time to fill out your 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket. The full tournament field was revealed Sunday evening during the annual Selection Show, setting the stage for weeks of buzzer-beaters and bracket busters.