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What channel is Illinois vs Penn NCAA Tournament game on? How to watch March Madness game Thursday, March 19, 2026, with TV, time, schedule, streaming.
McCaffery — whom Illinois fans loved to not love when he was at Iowa — is coaching his alma mater in his hometown these days. The Illini are big favorites in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
No. 20 Illinois looks to post its fifth win in the past six games when it takes on Penn State in Big Ten play on Saturday night in Philadelphia. The contest is being played at The Palestra, the famed basketball facility that opened in 1927. The Fighting ...
March Madness picks, predictions, odds for Penn vs Illinois NCAA Tournament first-round South Region game on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Who wins game?
All signs are pointing toward an epic upcoming run for Illinois basketball (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten): the offense is wildly talented and ranked No. 2 in KenPom; the defense finally appears locked in and has helped the Illini outscore its past two opponents 181 ...
The second round of the East Region of the NCAA Tournament begins Saturday with No. 3 Michigan State taking the court against No. 6 Louisville. The third-seeded Michigan State Spartans and sixth-seeded Louisville Cardinals meet Saturday in Buffalo in the second round of the 2026 NCAA.