Iowa basketball Elite Eight tipoff time, TV vs. Illinois announced
Who and when does Iowa basketball play next? Tipoff time and TV info has been announced for the Hawkeyes' Elite Eight date.
Fresh off an exhilarating 77-71 win over No. 4 seed Nebraska in the Sweet 16, ninth-seeded Iowa (24-12, 10-10 Big Ten) is headed to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1987. The Hawkeyes got a number of key contributions once more, including from freshman Tate Sage, who emerged as one of the game's shining stars .
Sage, a 6-foot-7 freshman from Weatherford, Okla. , poured in 19 points off the Hawkeye bench on 6-of-10 shooting. As has so often been the case, Iowa senior point guard Bennett Stirtz led the Hawkeyes with 20 points on a 7-for-15 shooting effort.
Who will Iowa play next with a trip to the Final Four on the line? The Hawkeyes are set to meet No. 3 seed Illinois (27-8, 15-5 Big Ten).
The Illini downed No. 2 seed Houston in the nightcap, 65-55, behind some stellar defense and 14 points from freshman forward David Mirkovic. With the all-Big Ten final set in the South Region, its tipoff time and TV info was announced very early Friday morning.