It’s only fitting that the Elite Eight matchup between Iowa and Illinois, two Big Ten foes, came down to perhaps the two best guards in the conference trading bucket after bucket in the second half.

Maybe no team has looked as dominant so far this Men's NCAA Tournament than Illinois. After the Illini demolished Penn, 105-70, in the first round, they followed it up with a 76-55 win over No. 11 VCU ...

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Illinois' calling card all season has been its high-powered offense. Against No. 2 seed Houston in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, March 26, it gave the Cougars a taste of their own medicine. Illinois' ...

Follow all of Saturday's NCAA Tournament second round games with USA TODAY Sports' live updates. Maybe no team has looked as dominant so far this Men's NCAA Tournament than Illinois. After the Illini ...