Dan Hurley says Illinois battle will be “World War III” as Final Four showdown looms

Dan Hurley says Illinois battle will be “World War III” as Final Four showdown looms originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It's the NCAA Final Four.

Not much else needs said. The UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini will meet at 6:09 p. m.

ET inside Lucas Oil Stadium with a trip to the national championship game on the line. That alone is enough to raise the intensity. But the way Hurley described it, this won’t just be about skill or execution.

It’s going to be a fight. Dan Hurley's bad behavior toward refs is enabled by his won-loss record. And yet off the court he's a completely different person, writes Nancy Armour https://t.