PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Penn men's basketball team will begin its NCAA Tournament journey in Greenville, South Carolina. The Quakers earned a No. 14 seed and will face No. 3 Illinois in the first round on Thursday. Time and network to be announced.

Penn punched its ticket to March Madness for the first time since 2018 following a thrilling 88-84 overtime victory over top-seeded Yale in the Ivy Madness title game. Penn enters the tournament having won nine of their last 10 games.

Illinois, currently ranked ninth in the country, is coming off a 91-88 overtime loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament.