Illinois finale second to none
For three days, it was a fine Cinderella effort. But in the end, the shoe didn't fit. Trying to salvage its season in four tumultuous days after four troubled months, 10th-seeded Illinois came up one game short of its NCAA tournament dream, losing to No. 1 seed Wisconsin 61-48 on Sunday in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament.
For three days, it was a fine Cinderella effort. But in the end, the shoe didn't fit. Trying to salvage its season in four tumultuous days after four troubled months, 10th-seeded Illinois came up one game short of its NCAA tournament dream, losing to No. 1 seed Wisconsin 61-48 on Sunday in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament.
2007: The biggest of the Big Ten
Thad Matta made Ohio State's second consecutive outright Big Ten championship look so easy, some people won't give him the credit he deserves. Don't you believe them.
Thad Matta made Ohio State's second consecutive outright Big Ten championship look so easy, some people won't give him the credit he deserves. Don't you believe them.