November basketball can be ugly at times – just ask anybody who watched DePaul take on Illinois on Friday night. In the final matchup of the 2017 Gavitt Tip-Off Games, the Big East had an opportunity to win outright with a DePaul victory. Illinois, meanwhile, was attempting to preserve a tie for the Big Ten. The Illini wound up prevailing, and for the third straight year, the Gavitt Games ended in a 4-4 stalemate.
Much of the game looked similar to a YMCA pickup game. 59 personal fouls were assessed, along with a double technical foul in the first half.