OMAHA, Neb. — The Illinois males’s basketball crew is sticking round March Insanity slightly longer.
The No. 3-seeded Illini superior to the Candy 16 for the primary time since 2005 with an 89-63 victory in opposition to No. 11 seed Duquesne on Saturday evening.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 30 to steer Large Ten event champion Illinois (28-8), which now meets No. 2 seed Iowa State on Thursday or Friday within the East Area semifinals.
Marcus Domask added 22 factors and 7 assists for Illinois, which additionally bought 11 factors from Coleman Hawkins and 10 from Quincy Guerrier. Jimmy Clark III scored 14 to steer No. 11 seed Duquesne (25-12), the Atlantic-10 Convention event champion.
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When did Illinois basketball final make the Candy 16?
That is Illinois’ first journey to the Candy 16 since 2005, when the Illini misplaced to North Carolina within the nationwide championship recreation. Duquesne was in search of its first Candy 16 look for the reason that event expanded in 1985.
This is also the primary journey to the second weekend of the NCAA Event for the Illini’s veteran coach Brad Underwood, who has not reached that degree in 11 seasons between Illinois, Stephen F. Austin and Oklahoma State.
Illinois misplaced within the first weekend of the NCAA Event the final three seasons, twice within the second spherical and as soon as within the first spherical. Here’s a have a look at their closing NCAA Event recreation the final three seasons:
- 2023: No. 8 seed Arkansas 73, No. 9 seed Illinois 63 (first spherical)
- 2022: No. 5 seed Houston 68, No. 4 seed Illinois 53 (second spherical)
- 2021: No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago 71, No. 1 seed Illinois 58 (second spherical)
Terrence Shannon Jr. joins Peoria star on elite listing
Terrence Shannon Jr. joined a listing that features a pair of former NBA gamers together with one from Peoria.
Shannon scored 30 in opposition to Duquesne to turn out to be the third Illinois males’s participant to attain 30 or extra in an NCAA Event recreation and first in 20 years.
DAN WOLKEN:Terrence Shannon, Illini may rule March. The extra he shines, tougher will probably be to look at.
Deron Williams scored 31 factors for Illinois in a second-round event recreation in opposition to Cincinnati on March 21, 2004. Williams was drafted No. 3 total within the 2005 NBA Draft and spent 12 seasons within the league.
Peoria Guide graduate Frank Williams scored 30 in a Candy 16 recreation in opposition to Kansas on March 23, 2001. He was drafted No. 25 total in 2022 NBA Draft and spent elements of three seasons within the league. His son Da’Monte Williams additionally performed for Illinois.