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Illinois HC Praises His Team’s Defense After Upsetting Houston in the Sweet 16

Brad Underwood praised his Illinois team for restricting a great Houston offense in their 65-55 win. "I thought we did a really good jobe protecting the paint and not giving them layups," Underwood said. He gave all the credit to his players, who did a great job. Illinois, being a 3rd seed, upsetted a Houston team who looked Championship-bound.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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