Will Illini be up for NIT game?
March 16, 2010 7:29 PM
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A win would return Illinois to the Hall, where it would host a second round game vs. the Kent State-Tulsa winner Monday and a third-round game on March 24 if the Illini keep advancing.
Madison Square Garden, just down the Long Island Expressway and across the Midtown Bridge in Manhattan from Stony Brook, hosts the NIT semifinals and finals. Connecticut and North Carolina are also in the NIT after unusual sub-par seasons. Arizona State, Virginia Tech and Mississippi State are the other No. 1 seeds.
"This is a challenge to really get going into next season," Weber said. "We have an opportunity to play for a championship, get five extra games, to continue what we did in the Big Ten Tournament and lead up into greater success next year. You basically have the majority of the guys back who play a lot of the minutes. This is almost like a preseason tournament for next season."
Supinie
Madison Square Garden, just down the Long Island Expressway and across the Midtown Bridge in Manhattan from Stony Brook, hosts the NIT semifinals and finals. Connecticut and North Carolina are also in the NIT after unusual sub-par seasons. Arizona State, Virginia Tech and Mississippi State are the other No. 1 seeds.
"This is a challenge to really get going into next season," Weber said. "We have an opportunity to play for a championship, get five extra games, to continue what we did in the Big Ten Tournament and lead up into greater success next year. You basically have the majority of the guys back who play a lot of the minutes. This is almost like a preseason tournament for next season."
Supinie
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