Illinois and Kentucky meet in a high-powered second-round showdown that has the potential to be one of the most entertaining games of the NCAA Tournament. Both teams have been battle-tested in their respective conferences and feature offenses that can light up the scoreboard.

The Big Ten is undefeated in March Madness no more. On Saturday, the No. 3 seed Wisconsin Badgers were ousted from the 2025 men's NCAA Tournament by the No. 6 seed BYU Cougars 91-89. That meant the conference's 10-0 start to the competition,

The college basketball expert envisions the Illini making a deep run, benefitted by an opening weekend "home-court advantage"

Kentucky and Illinois will meet in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday in Milwaukee (5:15 p.m. ET, CBS). Both teams won first-round games on Friday evening to earn the right to meet in Sunday’s contest.