Illinois’ biggest win in six years and I missed it. Well, kind of.
As the final minutes began to tick down at the State Farm Center, I wasn’t anywhere near the action. Instead, I was pacing nervously throughout a bar. Miles removed from the action, but it didn’t matter. The energy both on the court and from the crowd were enough to convince me that I was covering it.
The seconds wound down on Illinois’ most impressive upset since Tyler Griffey sent in the layup that knocked off then-No. 1 Indiana back in 2013. But how did we get there?