How to Watch Illinois vs. Xavier: TV Channel, Time, Live Stream - NCAA Tournament First Round

Updated Mar. 21, 2025 10:23 p.m. ET

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A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 11th-seeded Xavier Musketeers (22-11) play against the No. 6 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (21-12) on Friday at Fiserv Forum. The contest begins at 9:57 p.m. ET, on CBS.

The Fighting Illini will hit the hardwood as 4.5-point favorites against the Musketeers. This game has an over/under of 162.5.

Illinois vs. Xavier Matchup Information

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
Time: 9:57 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Venue: Fiserv Forum
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Fighting Illini vs Musketeers Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Fighting Illini	-4.5	-108	-112	162.5	-115	-105	-198	+164

Illinois Top Performers

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Kylan Boswell	33	11.9	4.9	3.4	1.2	0.3	0.9
Kasparas Jakucionis	31	15	5.6	4.6	0.9	0.3	1.6
Ben Humrichous	33	8	3.8	0.9	0.5	0.7	1.9
Will Riley	33	12.5	4.1	2.3	0.3	0.2	1.3
Tomislav Ivisic	30	12.5	7.7	2.3	0.6	1	1.5

Xavier Top Performers

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Ryan Conwell	33	16.7	2.8	2.5	1.3	0.2	3
Dayvion McKnight	33	9.5	2.6	4.3	1.4	0.2	0.6
Dailyn Swain	33	10.5	5.4	2.6	1.5	0.6	0.1
Zach Freemantle	30	17.2	7	2.1	1	0.8	1
Marcus Foster	33	8	4.9	2	1	0.2	1.3

Illinois vs. Xavier Scoring Insights

The Fighting Illini record 12.6 more points per game (83.8) than the Musketeers give up (71.2).
Illinois is 19-6 when scoring more than 71.2 points.
Xavier is 21-8 when giving up fewer than 83.8 points.
The Musketeers score just 3.7 more points per game (78.3) than the Fighting Illini give up to opponents (74.6).
When it scores more than 74.6 points, Xavier is 16-2.
Illinois is 17-2 when it gives up fewer than 78.3 points.

Illinois vs. Xavier Betting Insights

Illinois has compiled a 16-15-0 ATS record so far this year.
Xavier has covered 19 times in 33 games with a spread this year.
Illinois and its opponents have scored more than 162.5 points in 13 of 31 games this season.
Xavier's games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 162.5 points in nine of 33 outings.

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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