Thursday, March 19, 2020

6 Classic Fighting Illini Basketball Games on YouTube to Get You Through the Day We Should Be Playing

          Too sad to write an intro for this one. Should be tipping off against USC in the South region per a simulated bracket, though I think we would've gone far enough in the Big Ten tourney to get a higher seed than that.
     
          Here are six games to distract you from your online lectures or the job that mighty UIUC degree got you on the day we should be watching Underwood's squad start the true March Madness.

          (Note: not a lot of retro games available, i.e. Flying Illini era, if you happen to know of any that are available in full let me know.)

          1. Brandon Paul goes off at home, knocks off #5 Ohio State (2012)



         2. Biggest comeback in school history at Clemson (2009)



        3. Tyler Griffey knocks off #1 Indiana, 2013


       4. The "Orange Out" Game: #3 Illinois defeats #1 Wake Forest, 2004




      5. National Semifinal vs. Louisville, 2005


     And, not to go backwards in a story, but this one seemed appropriate to put as last and best:

     6. Regional Final vs. Arizona (aka The Comeback), 2005











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