CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois males’s basketball group will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the primary time since 2005 on Saturday towards defending nationwide champion UConn.
This comes after Illinois’ 72-69 win within the Candy 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The highest-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 of their semifinal sport.
Tips on how to watch the sport:
- Match: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
- Location: TD Backyard, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 5:09 p.m.
- TV: TBS/Tru TV
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has recorded three straight NCAA Event video games with 20 or extra factors, matching the varsity document. Thursday’s 29-point outing was Shannon’s seventh-straight 20-plus-point sport. He additionally turned the primary participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 25 factors in three straight event video games.
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in all three NCAA Event video games.
He and the Illini stated there is no such thing as a stress on them as they’ve flown beneath the radar, whereas the Huskies will attempt to turn into the primary group since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back nationwide championships. Hawkins stated he is positive together with his group not getting the eye at this level.
“I do not take it private in any respect. I believe it is good for us as a result of we do not really want it and the eye will come once you’re the No. 1 group holding up the trophy and all of the eyes are on you,” he stated. “So it is probably not the time proper now to need to have the eye, if I am being sincere with you. The eye will come when the job is completed.”
Nonetheless, UConn has crushed its final 9 NCAA Event opponents, going again to final 12 months, by at the very least 13 factors.
“We each gonna battle,” stated Illinois guard Justin Harmon. “We’re actually sort of the identical groups, in the event you actually take a look at it, like they offensive rebound actually laborious. We offensive rebound actually laborious and we each can rating very well. So it is gonna be a very good sport.”
At the same time as they’ve ready for the following sport, the fun-loving Illini group refuses to water down simply how vital every win – even when meaning a shirtless Coach Brad Underwood firing a water gun within the locker room, as his gamers do the identical. This did, in actual fact, occur after Illinois beat Iowa State on Thursday night time.
“That was a disgusting scene, I am certain,” Underwood stated in a deadpan tone. “For all of the followers and social media, I apologize.”
“He will get the rep of being a hard-nosed man, however you understand, on the within, he is actually sort of smooth,” stated Illini guard Marcus Domask. “He is sort of smooth on the within.”
“I’ve by no means been referred to as that in my life, Marcus!” Underwood stated whereas seated with the gamers on the similar desk for a information convention.
That is the fifth time in program historical past that Illinois has superior to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event for the reason that event expanded to 32 groups in 1975.
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois males’s basketball group will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the primary time since 2005 on Saturday towards defending nationwide champion UConn.
This comes after Illinois’ 72-69 win within the Candy 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The highest-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 of their semifinal sport.
Tips on how to watch the sport:
- Match: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
- Location: TD Backyard, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 5:09 p.m.
- TV: TBS/Tru TV
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has recorded three straight NCAA Event video games with 20 or extra factors, matching the varsity document. Thursday’s 29-point outing was Shannon’s seventh-straight 20-plus-point sport. He additionally turned the primary participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 25 factors in three straight event video games.
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in all three NCAA Event video games.
He and the Illini stated there is no such thing as a stress on them as they’ve flown beneath the radar, whereas the Huskies will attempt to turn into the primary group since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back nationwide championships. Hawkins stated he is positive together with his group not getting the eye at this level.
“I do not take it private in any respect. I believe it is good for us as a result of we do not really want it and the eye will come once you’re the No. 1 group holding up the trophy and all of the eyes are on you,” he stated. “So it is probably not the time proper now to need to have the eye, if I am being sincere with you. The eye will come when the job is completed.”
Nonetheless, UConn has crushed its final 9 NCAA Event opponents, going again to final 12 months, by at the very least 13 factors.
“We each gonna battle,” stated Illinois guard Justin Harmon. “We’re actually sort of the identical groups, in the event you actually take a look at it, like they offensive rebound actually laborious. We offensive rebound actually laborious and we each can rating very well. So it is gonna be a very good sport.”
At the same time as they’ve ready for the following sport, the fun-loving Illini group refuses to water down simply how vital every win – even when meaning a shirtless Coach Brad Underwood firing a water gun within the locker room, as his gamers do the identical. This did, in actual fact, occur after Illinois beat Iowa State on Thursday night time.
“That was a disgusting scene, I am certain,” Underwood stated in a deadpan tone. “For all of the followers and social media, I apologize.”
“He will get the rep of being a hard-nosed man, however you understand, on the within, he is actually sort of smooth,” stated Illini guard Marcus Domask. “He is sort of smooth on the within.”
“I’ve by no means been referred to as that in my life, Marcus!” Underwood stated whereas seated with the gamers on the similar desk for a information convention.
That is the fifth time in program historical past that Illinois has superior to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event for the reason that event expanded to 32 groups in 1975.
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois males’s basketball group will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the primary time since 2005 on Saturday towards defending nationwide champion UConn.
This comes after Illinois’ 72-69 win within the Candy 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The highest-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 of their semifinal sport.
Tips on how to watch the sport:
- Match: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
- Location: TD Backyard, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 5:09 p.m.
- TV: TBS/Tru TV
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has recorded three straight NCAA Event video games with 20 or extra factors, matching the varsity document. Thursday’s 29-point outing was Shannon’s seventh-straight 20-plus-point sport. He additionally turned the primary participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 25 factors in three straight event video games.
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in all three NCAA Event video games.
He and the Illini stated there is no such thing as a stress on them as they’ve flown beneath the radar, whereas the Huskies will attempt to turn into the primary group since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back nationwide championships. Hawkins stated he is positive together with his group not getting the eye at this level.
“I do not take it private in any respect. I believe it is good for us as a result of we do not really want it and the eye will come once you’re the No. 1 group holding up the trophy and all of the eyes are on you,” he stated. “So it is probably not the time proper now to need to have the eye, if I am being sincere with you. The eye will come when the job is completed.”
Nonetheless, UConn has crushed its final 9 NCAA Event opponents, going again to final 12 months, by at the very least 13 factors.
“We each gonna battle,” stated Illinois guard Justin Harmon. “We’re actually sort of the identical groups, in the event you actually take a look at it, like they offensive rebound actually laborious. We offensive rebound actually laborious and we each can rating very well. So it is gonna be a very good sport.”
At the same time as they’ve ready for the following sport, the fun-loving Illini group refuses to water down simply how vital every win – even when meaning a shirtless Coach Brad Underwood firing a water gun within the locker room, as his gamers do the identical. This did, in actual fact, occur after Illinois beat Iowa State on Thursday night time.
“That was a disgusting scene, I am certain,” Underwood stated in a deadpan tone. “For all of the followers and social media, I apologize.”
“He will get the rep of being a hard-nosed man, however you understand, on the within, he is actually sort of smooth,” stated Illini guard Marcus Domask. “He is sort of smooth on the within.”
“I’ve by no means been referred to as that in my life, Marcus!” Underwood stated whereas seated with the gamers on the similar desk for a information convention.
That is the fifth time in program historical past that Illinois has superior to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event for the reason that event expanded to 32 groups in 1975.
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois males’s basketball group will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the primary time since 2005 on Saturday towards defending nationwide champion UConn.
This comes after Illinois’ 72-69 win within the Candy 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The highest-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 of their semifinal sport.
Tips on how to watch the sport:
- Match: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
- Location: TD Backyard, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 5:09 p.m.
- TV: TBS/Tru TV
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has recorded three straight NCAA Event video games with 20 or extra factors, matching the varsity document. Thursday’s 29-point outing was Shannon’s seventh-straight 20-plus-point sport. He additionally turned the primary participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 25 factors in three straight event video games.
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in all three NCAA Event video games.
He and the Illini stated there is no such thing as a stress on them as they’ve flown beneath the radar, whereas the Huskies will attempt to turn into the primary group since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back nationwide championships. Hawkins stated he is positive together with his group not getting the eye at this level.
“I do not take it private in any respect. I believe it is good for us as a result of we do not really want it and the eye will come once you’re the No. 1 group holding up the trophy and all of the eyes are on you,” he stated. “So it is probably not the time proper now to need to have the eye, if I am being sincere with you. The eye will come when the job is completed.”
Nonetheless, UConn has crushed its final 9 NCAA Event opponents, going again to final 12 months, by at the very least 13 factors.
“We each gonna battle,” stated Illinois guard Justin Harmon. “We’re actually sort of the identical groups, in the event you actually take a look at it, like they offensive rebound actually laborious. We offensive rebound actually laborious and we each can rating very well. So it is gonna be a very good sport.”
At the same time as they’ve ready for the following sport, the fun-loving Illini group refuses to water down simply how vital every win – even when meaning a shirtless Coach Brad Underwood firing a water gun within the locker room, as his gamers do the identical. This did, in actual fact, occur after Illinois beat Iowa State on Thursday night time.
“That was a disgusting scene, I am certain,” Underwood stated in a deadpan tone. “For all of the followers and social media, I apologize.”
“He will get the rep of being a hard-nosed man, however you understand, on the within, he is actually sort of smooth,” stated Illini guard Marcus Domask. “He is sort of smooth on the within.”
“I’ve by no means been referred to as that in my life, Marcus!” Underwood stated whereas seated with the gamers on the similar desk for a information convention.
That is the fifth time in program historical past that Illinois has superior to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event for the reason that event expanded to 32 groups in 1975.
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois males’s basketball group will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the primary time since 2005 on Saturday towards defending nationwide champion UConn.
This comes after Illinois’ 72-69 win within the Candy 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The highest-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 of their semifinal sport.
Tips on how to watch the sport:
- Match: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
- Location: TD Backyard, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 5:09 p.m.
- TV: TBS/Tru TV
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has recorded three straight NCAA Event video games with 20 or extra factors, matching the varsity document. Thursday’s 29-point outing was Shannon’s seventh-straight 20-plus-point sport. He additionally turned the primary participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 25 factors in three straight event video games.
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in all three NCAA Event video games.
He and the Illini stated there is no such thing as a stress on them as they’ve flown beneath the radar, whereas the Huskies will attempt to turn into the primary group since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back nationwide championships. Hawkins stated he is positive together with his group not getting the eye at this level.
“I do not take it private in any respect. I believe it is good for us as a result of we do not really want it and the eye will come once you’re the No. 1 group holding up the trophy and all of the eyes are on you,” he stated. “So it is probably not the time proper now to need to have the eye, if I am being sincere with you. The eye will come when the job is completed.”
Nonetheless, UConn has crushed its final 9 NCAA Event opponents, going again to final 12 months, by at the very least 13 factors.
“We each gonna battle,” stated Illinois guard Justin Harmon. “We’re actually sort of the identical groups, in the event you actually take a look at it, like they offensive rebound actually laborious. We offensive rebound actually laborious and we each can rating very well. So it is gonna be a very good sport.”
At the same time as they’ve ready for the following sport, the fun-loving Illini group refuses to water down simply how vital every win – even when meaning a shirtless Coach Brad Underwood firing a water gun within the locker room, as his gamers do the identical. This did, in actual fact, occur after Illinois beat Iowa State on Thursday night time.
“That was a disgusting scene, I am certain,” Underwood stated in a deadpan tone. “For all of the followers and social media, I apologize.”
“He will get the rep of being a hard-nosed man, however you understand, on the within, he is actually sort of smooth,” stated Illini guard Marcus Domask. “He is sort of smooth on the within.”
“I’ve by no means been referred to as that in my life, Marcus!” Underwood stated whereas seated with the gamers on the similar desk for a information convention.
That is the fifth time in program historical past that Illinois has superior to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event for the reason that event expanded to 32 groups in 1975.
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois males’s basketball group will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the primary time since 2005 on Saturday towards defending nationwide champion UConn.
This comes after Illinois’ 72-69 win within the Candy 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The highest-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 of their semifinal sport.
Tips on how to watch the sport:
- Match: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
- Location: TD Backyard, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 5:09 p.m.
- TV: TBS/Tru TV
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has recorded three straight NCAA Event video games with 20 or extra factors, matching the varsity document. Thursday’s 29-point outing was Shannon’s seventh-straight 20-plus-point sport. He additionally turned the primary participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 25 factors in three straight event video games.
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in all three NCAA Event video games.
He and the Illini stated there is no such thing as a stress on them as they’ve flown beneath the radar, whereas the Huskies will attempt to turn into the primary group since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back nationwide championships. Hawkins stated he is positive together with his group not getting the eye at this level.
“I do not take it private in any respect. I believe it is good for us as a result of we do not really want it and the eye will come once you’re the No. 1 group holding up the trophy and all of the eyes are on you,” he stated. “So it is probably not the time proper now to need to have the eye, if I am being sincere with you. The eye will come when the job is completed.”
Nonetheless, UConn has crushed its final 9 NCAA Event opponents, going again to final 12 months, by at the very least 13 factors.
“We each gonna battle,” stated Illinois guard Justin Harmon. “We’re actually sort of the identical groups, in the event you actually take a look at it, like they offensive rebound actually laborious. We offensive rebound actually laborious and we each can rating very well. So it is gonna be a very good sport.”
At the same time as they’ve ready for the following sport, the fun-loving Illini group refuses to water down simply how vital every win – even when meaning a shirtless Coach Brad Underwood firing a water gun within the locker room, as his gamers do the identical. This did, in actual fact, occur after Illinois beat Iowa State on Thursday night time.
“That was a disgusting scene, I am certain,” Underwood stated in a deadpan tone. “For all of the followers and social media, I apologize.”
“He will get the rep of being a hard-nosed man, however you understand, on the within, he is actually sort of smooth,” stated Illini guard Marcus Domask. “He is sort of smooth on the within.”
“I’ve by no means been referred to as that in my life, Marcus!” Underwood stated whereas seated with the gamers on the similar desk for a information convention.
That is the fifth time in program historical past that Illinois has superior to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event for the reason that event expanded to 32 groups in 1975.
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois males’s basketball group will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the primary time since 2005 on Saturday towards defending nationwide champion UConn.
This comes after Illinois’ 72-69 win within the Candy 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The highest-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 of their semifinal sport.
Tips on how to watch the sport:
- Match: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
- Location: TD Backyard, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 5:09 p.m.
- TV: TBS/Tru TV
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has recorded three straight NCAA Event video games with 20 or extra factors, matching the varsity document. Thursday’s 29-point outing was Shannon’s seventh-straight 20-plus-point sport. He additionally turned the primary participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 25 factors in three straight event video games.
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in all three NCAA Event video games.
He and the Illini stated there is no such thing as a stress on them as they’ve flown beneath the radar, whereas the Huskies will attempt to turn into the primary group since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back nationwide championships. Hawkins stated he is positive together with his group not getting the eye at this level.
“I do not take it private in any respect. I believe it is good for us as a result of we do not really want it and the eye will come once you’re the No. 1 group holding up the trophy and all of the eyes are on you,” he stated. “So it is probably not the time proper now to need to have the eye, if I am being sincere with you. The eye will come when the job is completed.”
Nonetheless, UConn has crushed its final 9 NCAA Event opponents, going again to final 12 months, by at the very least 13 factors.
“We each gonna battle,” stated Illinois guard Justin Harmon. “We’re actually sort of the identical groups, in the event you actually take a look at it, like they offensive rebound actually laborious. We offensive rebound actually laborious and we each can rating very well. So it is gonna be a very good sport.”
At the same time as they’ve ready for the following sport, the fun-loving Illini group refuses to water down simply how vital every win – even when meaning a shirtless Coach Brad Underwood firing a water gun within the locker room, as his gamers do the identical. This did, in actual fact, occur after Illinois beat Iowa State on Thursday night time.
“That was a disgusting scene, I am certain,” Underwood stated in a deadpan tone. “For all of the followers and social media, I apologize.”
“He will get the rep of being a hard-nosed man, however you understand, on the within, he is actually sort of smooth,” stated Illini guard Marcus Domask. “He is sort of smooth on the within.”
“I’ve by no means been referred to as that in my life, Marcus!” Underwood stated whereas seated with the gamers on the similar desk for a information convention.
That is the fifth time in program historical past that Illinois has superior to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event for the reason that event expanded to 32 groups in 1975.
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois males’s basketball group will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the primary time since 2005 on Saturday towards defending nationwide champion UConn.
This comes after Illinois’ 72-69 win within the Candy 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The highest-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 of their semifinal sport.
Tips on how to watch the sport:
- Match: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
- Location: TD Backyard, Boston, Massachusetts
- Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 5:09 p.m.
- TV: TBS/Tru TV
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. has recorded three straight NCAA Event video games with 20 or extra factors, matching the varsity document. Thursday’s 29-point outing was Shannon’s seventh-straight 20-plus-point sport. He additionally turned the primary participant in class historical past to attain at the very least 25 factors in three straight event video games.
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has scored in double figures in all three NCAA Event video games.
He and the Illini stated there is no such thing as a stress on them as they’ve flown beneath the radar, whereas the Huskies will attempt to turn into the primary group since Florida in 2007 to win back-to-back nationwide championships. Hawkins stated he is positive together with his group not getting the eye at this level.
“I do not take it private in any respect. I believe it is good for us as a result of we do not really want it and the eye will come once you’re the No. 1 group holding up the trophy and all of the eyes are on you,” he stated. “So it is probably not the time proper now to need to have the eye, if I am being sincere with you. The eye will come when the job is completed.”
Nonetheless, UConn has crushed its final 9 NCAA Event opponents, going again to final 12 months, by at the very least 13 factors.
“We each gonna battle,” stated Illinois guard Justin Harmon. “We’re actually sort of the identical groups, in the event you actually take a look at it, like they offensive rebound actually laborious. We offensive rebound actually laborious and we each can rating very well. So it is gonna be a very good sport.”
At the same time as they’ve ready for the following sport, the fun-loving Illini group refuses to water down simply how vital every win – even when meaning a shirtless Coach Brad Underwood firing a water gun within the locker room, as his gamers do the identical. This did, in actual fact, occur after Illinois beat Iowa State on Thursday night time.
“That was a disgusting scene, I am certain,” Underwood stated in a deadpan tone. “For all of the followers and social media, I apologize.”
“He will get the rep of being a hard-nosed man, however you understand, on the within, he is actually sort of smooth,” stated Illini guard Marcus Domask. “He is sort of smooth on the within.”
“I’ve by no means been referred to as that in my life, Marcus!” Underwood stated whereas seated with the gamers on the similar desk for a information convention.
That is the fifth time in program historical past that Illinois has superior to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Event for the reason that event expanded to 32 groups in 1975.