Illinois, being a No. 1 seed, should play like a No. 1 seed. It’s still a little surreal watching ESPN or scrolling through Twitter and seeing ‘experts’ choose the Illini to head to the Final Four. What better way to make them look smart — and keep up the goodwill the Illini are building up — than a dominant blowout win against Drexel.
Have no mercy Friday afternoon. Scare the competition.
Tristen Kissack: Illinois 76, Drexel 57
They might have won the mascot competition, but that will be the only thing Drexel wins in this tournament.