Ep. 782 - No sweat, the Illini are sweet again

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9 • 576 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper react to Illinois basketball's 89-63 win over Duquesne in the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament and discuss the Illini's matchup with No. 2 seed Iowa State in the Sweet 16. The guys break down the Illini dominating the Dukes including another 30 point game from Terrence Shannon Jr. to advance Illinois to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005.

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0:27.6	You Good evening. Welcome into the Illinois Inquirer podcast. It's your everyone with Derek Piper.
0:47.6	We are shipping up to Boston, Derek, as Illinois crushes Duquesne. No sweat. Illinois is sweet again as they beat Duques
0:56.1	to Cain 89 to 63. Terrence Chanon continues his tear with 30 points for a third time in four games.
1:03.9	He's got 158 points in five postseason games. Just epic stuff, as Brad Underwood told us
1:09.1	afterwards. Marcus DeMass, 22.7 assists.
1:12.2	Illinois up 10 within the first eight minutes, Derek.
1:15.0	Illinois up 20 within the first 12 or 13 minutes.
1:18.9	This one was never in doubt.
1:20.5	Illinois fans needed something like that.
1:22.6	Illinois fans needed to get back to the Sweet 16.
1:26.4	While Brad Underwood won't say it's a monkey off his back, it is. And it is for this program, Derek. They get a good draw. They get more head state. They get the upset of Duquesne beating BYU. And they take full advantage of it, looking like one of the country's best programs. Illinois is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 19 years there.
1:45.6	Enjoy the celebration. It's well deserved. That was a therapeutic moment for the program.
1:50.5	Brad won't maybe mention it for himself, but I have to imagine that I had to feel extra special for him.
1:57.3	For Tyler and for the staff, a lot of pressure put on him and to the Illinois basketball
2:03.5	for 19 years. And I think Brad, whether he wants to accept it or not, some of that pressure
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