Illinois took care of business in its NCAA Tournament opener in Greenville, South. Carolina, cruising past Penn and setting up a much more intriguing second-round matchup with VCU. The third-seeded ...

The No. 11 VCU basketball added to the stunning first day of the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Rams battled back from a 19-point deficit and shocked the college basketball world with an ...

VCU men's basketball coach Phil Martelli Jr. and players Jadrian Tracey, Terrence Hill, Nyk Lewis, and Lazar Djokovic spoke at an NCAA press conference on Friday ahead of facing the Illinois Fighting ...

There was no comeback for VCU on Saturday night. The Rams, who stormed back from down 19 to upset North Carolina, didn’t have the same juice against Illinois. The Illini led the Rams by 20 entering ...

GREENVILLE — Illinois basketball shut down the March magic from VCU. The No. 3-seeded Fighting Illini (26-8) dominated the second half of their Men’s NCAA Tournament second-round game against the No.

GREENVILLE — Entering its second-round Men's NCAA Tournament game, Illinois basketball knew how capable VCU was of pulling off game-changing runs. The No. 3-seeded Fighting Illini were waiting in the ...

No. 11 seed VCU embraces underdog role, eyes upset of third-seeded Illinois GREENVILLE, S.C. -- VCU has been comfortable in this uncomfortable position for weeks. The Rams had to win the Atlantic 10 ...

Despite two straight 20-plus-point wins for Illinois in the NCAA Tournament, it didn’t exactly feel like the Illini “cruised” through their opening weekend. Both Penn in the first round and VCU in the ...