The Illini and star guard Terrence Shannon Jr. are heating up at the right time, entering the NCAA Tournament with a joyous win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game.
There were chest bumps and smiles, fist bumps and yells, as the joy of victory overflowed from the Illinois bench when the final buzzer sounded at the Target Center on Sunday afternoon. The second-seeded Illini, who last won the Big Ten Tournament in 2021, had another trophy to hoist, another net to cut down and another night of celebrating after accomplishing that feat again. They’d defeated fifth-seeded Wisconsin, 93-87, to capture the fourth such tournament title in school history.
The physical and mental toll of defending Zach Edey had chewed him up, worn him down and extracted all five of his fouls. Crowl was a spectator as the final seconds unfolded. The matchup Crowl encountered during Saturday’s championship game landed on the opposite end of the spectrum: a lithe and wiry and undersized center in Coleman Hawkins who’s known for doing most of his damage on the perimeter.
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