8:15 a.m. update
Michigan's basketball team arrived in Washington, D.C., this morning to play the Illini at 11 a.m. as scheduled.
Both teams finally in D.C. https://t.co/LD1wFhmxcW
— Scott Richey (@srrichey) March 9, 2017
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The Illinois men's basketball team departed for Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening, landing safely in our nation's capital.
The trip for the Illini's first opponent, though, got off to troubling start.
The team plane carrying the Wolveries was involved in an accident on Wednesday afternoon before taking off for D.