Riley Minix, Morehead State grab attention of No. 3 seed Illinois

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Illinois coach Brad Underwood exhaled Sunday after the Fighting Illini rallied past Wisconsin to earn the Big Ten tournament title.

"The postseason is over in the Big Ten and thank God we don't have to see another Big Ten team for a while," he said.

That may be true, but a dangerous opponent awaits the Fighting Illini in the NCAA Tournament East Region first round nonet