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.

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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 ...

Connecticut men’s basketball will play for its third Men’s NCAA Tournament title in the last four seasons. But it didn’t come that easily, though. The No. 2-seeded Huskies, who shot a horrific 28.6% ...