Saturday, March 18, 2006

Washington 67, Illinois 64

• Illinois dug themselves into a big hole.
• Then crawled out and gained a double-digit lead.
• And then that lead vanished.
• A lot has been said about the officiating in this game.  No, I don't think the game was called fair, but there isn't anything anybody can do about it.
• This is a sad way for Dee and James to end their spectacular careers at Illinois.
• And what a sad performance for the Big Ten as a whole!  The highest-rated conference in the RPI, with 6 teams in the tournament, has zero teams in the Sweet Sixteen.  Ugly.
• But it dulls the pain a little to have Kansas lose in the first round.  Again.  :-)
• That's it for this season.