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A bit of the shock has warn off. Now it’s a warm glow. Illinois beat Arizona in overtime, 90-89, to earn a trip to the Final Four. Let’s take a look and see what everyone else is saying about one of the most amazing college basketball games and comebacks in recent memory.
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“I can’t believe we just won that game.”

I just kept repeating it. I was in shock. In a way, two hours later, I still am. I can’t believe that Illinois was down 15 points to Arizona with four minutes left in the game and came back to force overtime, then win the game in OT. It’s unbelievable. Holy shit, man. Holy shit.
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Have you been following March Madness this weekend? If you haven’t, you’ve been missing out. And maybe you think UW-Milwaukee, a 12-seed that’s beaten Alabama and Boston College to reach the Sweet 16, is a beautiful Cinderella story. Well, it is, except for the rat at the helm of UWM: Bruce Pearl. He’s going to learn a hard lesson next outing: the Illini Nation has a loooong memory.

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