The No. 6 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (22-12) look to earn a trip to the Sweet 16 in a men's NCAA Tournament second-round matchup against the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats (23-11) on Sunday at Fiserv Forum, starting at 5:15 p.m. ET.

Illinois heads into this matchup following an 86-73 win over Xavier on Friday. Kentucky is coming off of a 76-57 victory against Troy in its last outing on Friday. Will Riley put up 22 points, four rebounds and zero assists for Illinois. Otega Oweh scored 20 points in Kentucky's victory, leading the team.

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Illinois and Kentucky square off at 5:15 p.m. ET.

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In its last 10 games, Illinois has been scoring 80.8 points per game, an average that's a little lower than the 83.9 it has scored over the course of the 2024-25 season. Kentucky has fared worse offensively in its last 10 games, posting 82.1 points per contest, 2.9 fewer points its than season average of 85.

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