The No. 6 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (21-12) will aim to beat the No. 11 seed Xavier Musketeers (22-11) in the first round of the men's NCAA Tournament on Friday at Fiserv Forum. This matchup tips off at 9:45 p.m. ET.

Their last time out, Illinois lost 88-65 to Maryland on Friday. Xavier heads into this game following an 86-80 victory over Texas on Wednesday. Kasparas Jakucionis scored a team-best 15 points for Illinois in the loss. Marcus Foster's team-leading 22 points paced Xavier in the victory.

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Illinois and Xavier match up at 9:45 p.m. ET.

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Illinois has seen a decrease in scoring recently, putting up 81.7 points per game in its last 10 outings, 2.1 points fewer than the 83.8 it has scored this season. In its previous 10 games, Xavier is scoring 81.6 points per contest, 3.3 more than its season average (78.3).

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