Illinois brings Final Four home court advantage to Indianapolis
The Illini didn't have to travel very far.
Illinois brings Final Four home court advantage to Indianapolis originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team comes into the Final Four as the clear underdog.
As a No. 3 seed, they're the highest remaining in the field, but don't count them out just yet. Brad Underwood's team enters the matchup with No.
2 UConn with a bit of a home court advantage on its side. The Illini fans showed up in droves during Friday's open practice in Indianapolis. With the main Champaign campus a little over 100 miles away, there's no reason for fans not to show up to support their team.
Yet again, this might be the only advantage Illinois has over their opponents. Illinois’s campus is 120 miles from the Final Four in Indianapolis. This was the scene as the Illini took the court for open practice.