Illinois Needs to Dominate at Home to Win Sweet Sixteen!
Brad Underwood still believes. That’s what the Illinois coach said Friday night in a United Center tunnel as his team tried to make sense of a 91-88 overtime loss to Wisconsin in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal. The Illini suffered their fifth loss — and fourth in overtime — in nine games, all since Feb.
7. Underwood’s team looked to have stunning promise in early February after knocking off ...
Brad Underwood still believes. That’s what the Illinois coach said Friday night in a United Center tunnel as his team tried to make sense of a 91-88 overtime loss to Wisconsin in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal. The Illini suffered their fifth loss — and fourth in overtime — in nine games, all since Feb.
7. Underwood’s team looked to have stunning promise in early February after knocking off Purdue and Nebraska on the road in back-to-back weekends and then beating Northwestern by 40 on Feb. 4.
Column: Michigan wills its way to win under Dusty May, while Illinois finds way to lose under Brad Underwood But opponents have poked holes in the argument that Illinois should be considered one of the best teams in the country since then. First Michigan State and then Wisconsin and UCLA pulled off overtime wins. Then Michigan breezed by the Illini at State Farm Center.
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