The sold-out crowd at State Farm Center witnessed arguably the best game in Champaign this season on Wednesday night, with Illinois pulling out a 73-70 win against Michigan State.
So proud of these dudes. They just keep FIGHTING. And that's what #ILLINI do. pic.twitter.com/aPIZRBYIM5
— Josh Whitman (@IlliniAD) March 2, 2017
The victory not only extended the Illini's win streak to four games, but it kept alive the possibility of the program reaching the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2013 and likely swept aside a possible coaching change that Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman might have made.