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The best reactions to Illinois’ incredible win over FAU – The Champaign Room
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What a night.
For the second year in a row, the Illini created some magic in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
In 2022, it was Texas taken down in overtime.
in 2023, Illinois found a way past No. 11 Florida Atlanta.
The Illini saw 66 points come by way of Terrence Shannon Jr. and Marcus Domask, a pair of super seniors playing the role of superstar.
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Here’s the best reactions on X of the Illini’s incredible victory.
Let’s start with the men of the hour.
When @coachunderwood says the pizza rolls are ready #Illini | #HTTO | #EveryDayGuys pic.twitter.com/CVBev7EPIC
Took it to a new level #Illini Performance Stat x #InvescoQQQ pic.twitter.com/CvdMRu8f7G
Domask and TSJ put on a clinic. Lived in the lane and at the rim. 33 pts each in huge win for Illini vs FAU. 5 straight games the Illini attacked the lane. Love to see it. That is this teams identity. They say get old stay old…doesn’t hurt to have two 23 yr olds leading the way.
Marcus Domask and Terrence Shannon Jr tonight pic.twitter.com/duSblf9Wta
But it was definitely a team effort, as illustrated in the MSG locker room.
Enough said.#Illini | #HTTO | #EveryDayGuys pic.twitter.com/8KMMceJQak
This #Illini team is different.
They play hard. They play for each other. They clearly LIKE each other.
And, a mere eight games into the season, they’re coalescing into a damn good team.
Impossible to be anything but thrilled with this team right now.
Well, wouldn’t that be nice.
Like this tweet if you’re down to commit fraud and falsify Marcus Domask’s birth certificate so we get him here for 3 more years pic.twitter.com/4mqrDgmMiI
So this is quite the road trip.
✅ The RAC
✅ Madison Square Garden
The road trip continues….
How do we know things are good right now? Bill Murray is BACK.
Bill Murray back on the bandwagon…you know it’s going to be a good year #illini pic.twitter.com/ed5cFWIcPX
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