LAS VEGAS — TSJ. Sencire Harris. Dain Dainja.
Pick your poison, but the Illini have some weapons.
Aces weren’t the only wild things Friday night in Vegas, as No. 19 Illinois completed a massive second-half comeback in a 79-70 win over No. 8 UCLA at T-Mobile Arena in the Continental Tire Main Event.
Illinois (4-0) shook off a 16-0 Bruins run spanning the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, sparked by freshman Sencire Harris. The Illini scored 7 points in 30 seconds to cut into a 15-point deficit, and the rest is history: full-court press, forcing turnovers, and a monster night from Terrence Shannon Jr.