Mar. 29—Get your hands on a News-Gazette front page poster here BOSTON — Three down. Three to go. That was the message Luke Goode shared as Illinois made its way back to its locker room at TD Garden following its post-midnight Sweet 16 win against Iowa State. Fending off the Cyclones for a 72-69 victory was a big deal — worth celebrating — but it still only got the Illini halfway to their ...
Mar. 29—BOSTON — Illinois fans turned out in significant numbers at TD Garden — and the various establishments surrounding the arena — on Thursday for the Sweet 16. Seeing that much orange in the stands, though, didn't surprise the Illinois players. "This fan base, since I got here three years ago, has been nothing but supportive," Illinois guard Luke Goode said. "It started in (Las Vegas in ...
Mar. 29—TULSA, Okla. — The Illinois women's basketball team will be playing into the month of April. The Illini guaranteed that possibility with a 69-61 quarterfinal victory on Thursday night against Tulsa at the Donald W. Reynolds Center during the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament. It means Illinois (17-15) will play the program's first-ever April game with Shauna Green's team booking ...
Pat Kelsey, the new Louisville men's basketball coach, labeled the program "ready" after former coach Kenny Payne termed it "broken" two years ago.