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NCAA Tournament: Big Ten title hopes down to Purdue, Michigan. One of these years …

If the league is so great, what’s with the two-decades-long national-championship drought?

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: 7 observations from a wild opening week of the NCAA Tournament, including what DePaul could learn from Iowa State

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins made one of the more astute comments while moonlighting as a March Madness studio analyst last weekend, saying he never has seen so many balls bounce or roll off the rim on inside shots.

Chicago Tribune

Big Ten Faces Scrutiny After Another Suboptimal Men’s First Weekend

The conference sent nine teams dancing, but just two remain. Can Purdue and Michigan carry the torch?

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Sweet 16-Bound, This Houston Team Is Vintage Kelvin Sampson

The Cougars took down Illinois with their toughness, grit and defense. That’s exactly how their coach likes it.

Sports Illustrated

Kelvin Sampson Celebrates Shirtless in Locker Room After Win Over Illinois

Sampson couldn’t be contained after the big win.

Sports Illustrated

Technical Foul Call on Illinois Guard RJ Melendez Draws Heavy Criticism

The Illini guard received a technical foul for hanging on the rim in Sunday’s loss to Houston.

Sports Illustrated

No. 4 seed Illinois loses 68-53 to No. 5 Houston in another 2nd-round exit from the NCAA Tournament

PITTSBURGH — Illinois suffered another first-weekend exit from the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, turning in a dismal shooting performance in a 68-53 loss to Houston at PPG Paints Arena.

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Houston 68, Illinois 53: Illini outmuscled, out-hustled and — again — all out of time

It was intense and physical from the start, threatened — briefly — to turn pretty great in the second half but ultimately, perhaps inevitably, turned the Cougars’ way while putting the Big Ten co-champions’ weaknesses under the harsh glare of the spotlight.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’s Trent Frazier Drains Buzzer Beater to End First Half vs. Houston

Senior guard Trent Frazier cut the Fighting Illini’s deficit to four points as they headed into halftime.

Sports Illustrated

Second Round: Houston vs. Illinois, live stream, TV channel, time, NCAA college basketball

The Houston Cougars will meet the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Starting 5: Here’s what Illinois must do to beat Houston in Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament

Start fast, rebound hard and defend like hell — and that’s just some of it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Andre Curbelo might make you shake your head, but he’s a plus Illinois can’t live without

The Illini — who face fifth-seeded Houston on Sunday for a spot in the Sweet 16 — are better off letting their No. 1 wild card run wild.

Chicago Sun-Times

Houston Cougars vs. Illinois Fighting Illini: March Madness Second Round live stream, start time, odds

Tune in to see the No. 5 seed Houston Cougars (30-6) and the No. 4 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (23-9) square off in the NCAA Tournament with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the South Regional Region bracket on the line on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, ...

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Illinois survived Chattanooga’s upset bid and no one is quite sure how

It's better to be lucky than good sometimes.

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No. 13 Chattanooga lost a heartbreaker to No. 4 Illinois and everyone made the same joke about Terrell Owens

Yes, T.O. We know Chattanooga is your school.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois survives Chattanooga’s upset bid, rallying late for 54-53 win in 1st round of NCAA Tournament

PITTSBURGH — Watching Illinois go through its dunking drills before Friday’s game against Chattanooga in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was a treat for the early-arriving crowd at PPG Paints Arena.

Sports Illustrated

No. 4 Illinois Survives Scare From No. 13 Chattanooga

The Illini led for just 25 seconds of their first-round win over the Mocs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois 54, Chattanooga 53: Illini take first lead in final minute, avoid major upset

Alfonso Plummer made two free throws with 12 seconds left for the winning points. Coleman Hawkins blocked a shot at the other end before 13th-seeded Chattanooga’s best player, Malachi Smith, misfired on the game’s final attempt.

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The Guardian - US

NCAA tournament: Duke set Michigan State date on straightforward day two

Sanity prevailed on a mostly upset-free second day of the NCAA tournament following a chaotic opening foray

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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Chattanooga Mocs: March Madness First Round live stream, TV channel, start time, odds

An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 13th-seeded Chattanooga Mocs (27-7) play against the No. 4 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (22-9) on Friday at PPG Paints Arena. The contest tips off at 6:50 PM, watch on TNT. In its previous game, ...

Chicago Sun-Times

NCAA Tournament: Illinois’ Alfonso Plummer finally has his shot at postseason glory

And if time is running out, the score is close and the ball is looking for a hero to send it spinning toward the rim? “I’ll be ready,” Plummer says.

Sports Illustrated

Ranking All 68 Men’s NCAA Tournament Teams, From Gonzaga to Texas A&M-CC

Forget seeding—this is a list of the teams playing best when it matters most.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn among three Big Ten players on AP All-America first team

The Fighting Illini never had a first-team pick until Ayo Dosunmu made it last season when Cockburn was voted to the second team.

Chicago Sun-Times

On Illinois vs. Loyola not happening again and other guarantees about which we have no idea

What do we ever really know as we plunge straight into the deep end of another March Madness?

Chicago Tribune

Illinois is the No. 4 seed in the South Region. The Illini will play No. 13 Chattanooga on Friday in Pittsburgh.

Trent Frazier and Coleman Hawkins wore sunglasses to their news conference Sunday after getting the word Illinois had earned a No. 4 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament, where they’ll take on 13th-seeded Chattanooga in a first-round game at 5:50 p.m. Friday in Pittsburgh (TNT).

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