Here’s the Final Four schedule as Illinois basketball advances
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Key Points:
- The Illinois Fighting Illini reached the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Final Four for the first time in 21 years after defeating Iowa in the South Region final.
- Illinois will face UConn, the East Region winner, on Saturday, April 4, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with the game scheduled for 5:09 p.m. Central time and broadcast on TBS and HBO Max.
- This marks Illinois’ sixth Final Four appearance, with their last in 2005 when they lost to North Carolina in the national title game.
- Other Final Four teams include Arizona and Michigan, both No. 1 seeds, who will play later on the same day.
- Illinois holds the second-most Final Four appearances without a national title, having advanced to the semifinals or beyond five times but never securing the championship.
