When was the last time an Illini player had a 3-game stretch like TSJ’s? Most all-around dominant player I’ve seen in an Illini jersey during my 30-year life.
At any point, you could pick out a play in those last five minutes, and a different player made a play to secure the win. Dainja gets a runout. Rodgers gets a rebound. Hawkins gets a block. Terrence drops a three.
Terrence Shannon scored 102 points in this tournament.
If you told me we’d be the outright second seed and would win the conference tourney before the season started, I’d take it every time. In a down year in the NCAA, with no dominant teams, we are as dangerous as anybody. We have one banner in the rafters. Now let’s get another.
Illinois came back from double digit deficits to win all 3 games in this tournament, including today when they were down 61-51 with 14:38 remaining. They outscored Wisconsin 42-26 the remainder of the game.
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