How to Watch Illinois vs. Creighton: TV Channel, Time, Live Stream - Women's NCAA Tournament First Round 2025

The No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini (21-9) and the No. 9 Creighton Bluejays (26-6) meet on Saturday to compete for a place in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The opening round matchup begins at 7:15 p.m. ET.

Keep scrolling to get the download ahead of streaming on the Illinois-Creighton contest.

Illinois vs. Creighton Game Information & Streaming

• Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
• Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
• Location: Austin, Texas
• Venue: Moody Center
• TV: Watch on ESPNews
• Follow this game live on FOX Sports

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Illinois Insights

• Illinois is outscoring opponents by 9.5 points per game with a +285 scoring differential overall. It puts up 71.2 points per game (84th in college basketball) and allows 61.7 per outing (111th in college basketball).
• Kendall Bostic's team-leading 15.9 points per game ranks 128th in the country.
• Illinois prevails in the rebound battle by an average of 3.6 boards. It is collecting 33.3 rebounds per game (115th in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 29.7 per contest.
• Bostic is 10th in college basketball action with 11.1 rebounds per game to lead Illinois.
• The Fighting Illini connect on 5.7 three-pointers per game (211th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 4.9. They shoot 34.5% from deep while their opponents hit 28.4% from long range.
• Illinois' most prolific three-point shooter, Genesis Bryant, is 79th in college basketball with 2.2 made threes per game.
• The Fighting Illini rank 56th in college basketball with 92.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 151st in college basketball defensively with 79.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Illinois and its opponents have been mostly even in the turnover battle. The Fighting Illini commit 12.0 per game (27th in college basketball) and force 12.8 (322nd in college basketball play).
• Bryant's 1.1 steals per game lead the team, and are 831st in college basketball play.

Illinois Leaders

• Bostic: 15.9 PTS, 11.1 REB, 1.9 AST, 0.7 STL, 1.0 BLK
• Bryant: 15.1 PTS, 3.5 REB, 4.0 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.1 BLK
• Adalia McKenzie: 13.5 PTS, 4.9 REB, 3.4 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.1 BLK
• Brynn Shoup-Hill: 5.1 PTS, 5.7 REB, 1.0 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.9 BLK
• Jasmine Brown-Hagger: 8.5 PTS, 2.1 REB, 1.9 AST, 1.0 STL, 0.0 BLK

Creighton Insights

• Creighton outscores opponents by 8.6 points per game (posting 72.1 points per game, 69th in college basketball, and giving up 63.5 per outing, 151st in college basketball) and has a +275 scoring differential.
• Lauren Jensen leads the Bluejays, averaging 17.7 points per game (60th in college basketball).
• Creighton ranks 295th in the nation at 29.5 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 29.6 its opponents average.
• Morgan Maly's 5.8 rebounds per game lead Creighton and rank 403rd in the nation.
• The Bluejays hit 8.8 three-pointers per game (14th in college basketball) while shooting 36.2% from deep (21st in college basketball). They are making 3.9 more threes than their opponents, who drain 4.9 per game at 31.0%.
• Maly ranks 45th in the country and leads Creighton with 2.4 made threes per game.
• The Bluejays rank seventh in college basketball averaging 98.9 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 305th, allowing 87.1 points per 100 possessions.
• Creighton has won the turnover battle on average this season, committing 10.3 per game (third in college basketball) while forcing 12.8 (322nd in college basketball).
• Mallory Brake is the team leader in steals and 452nd in the nation at 1.4 per game.

Creighton Leaders

• Jensen: 17.7 PTS, 4.1 REB, 3.7 AST, 1.3 STL, 0.2 BLK
• Maly: 17.4 PTS, 5.8 REB, 1.9 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.6 BLK
• Molly Mogensen: 8.9 PTS, 4.9 REB, 3.8 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.2 BLK
• Brake: 4.9 PTS, 4.1 REB, 1.8 AST, 1.4 STL, 0.8 BLK
• Kiani Lockett: 6.0 PTS, 3.1 REB, 2.3 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.0 BLK

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