College basketball fans are ready for March Madness and to cheer on two teams with big ties to Chicago.
One day ahead of March Madness, fans of the Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini are preparing for the NCAA basketball tournament.
The No. 3 seed Illini play No.14 seed Morehead State Thursday afternoon at approximately 2:10 p.m. in Omaha, Nrebraksa. The No. 9 seed Wildcats and No. 8th seed Florida Atlantic Owls tip off at 11:15 a.m. Friday in Brooklyn, New York. "The excitement of the crowd will always get you excited," Northwestern University Club of Chicago Co-President Lynne Davidson said.
"We have a long history across a variety of sports waiting to the last minute until we know if we're going to win or lose," Davidson said."Cautiously optimistic, as any good Illinois fan is," Orange and Brew Bottleshop and Tap Room Co-Owner Carrie Schmidt said.
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