Illini sink Stony Brook in NIT
March 18, 2010 11:53 AM
Wearing white as the bracket's top seed but playing a road game because of a scheduling conflict at Assembly Hall, Illinois found a "shock treatment" from a standing-room-only crowd of 4,423. The throng gave this the feel of something special, even if it's not the real March Madness, in the intense up-close-and-personal atmosphere of a high school sectional final against the eighth-seeded Seawolves.
"You have to get to New York to get over what happened," Illinois coach Bruce Weber said. "You dream of the NCAA. At least we still get to play. It might be better we go on the road. It might be a jump start, a shock treatment to get the juices going. Once you get going with the crowd and the noise, now you're fighting for your life."
Supinie
"You have to get to New York to get over what happened," Illinois coach Bruce Weber said. "You dream of the NCAA. At least we still get to play. It might be better we go on the road. It might be a jump start, a shock treatment to get the juices going. Once you get going with the crowd and the noise, now you're fighting for your life."
Supinie
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