I mean, what?
I didn’t see it coming. I just wanted to see Marquette look better than they did in their first two games. I just wanted it to be fun. I just wanted my trip downtown to Fiserv Forum to end a lot better than some of my other trips to watch the Golden Eagles play in the Gavitt Tipoff Games. I honestly didn’t really think that Marquette had a chance to beat #10 Illinois, even with All-American big man Kofi Cockburn suspended by the NCAA.
AND YET
Tyler Kolek generated a steal out near midcourt with 19 seconds to go with Marquette down one and turned it into an and-1 layup.