The postseason had finally arrived for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and they were taking the court against the Wisconsin Badgers in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Just 29 seconds into the game, Illinois senior Kylan Boswell was given a technical foul for getting in the face of Wisconsin’s Nick Boyd. After getting the tech, Boswell’s head coach, Brad Underwood, was seen applauding his veteran player’s effort.
That is the energy the Fighting Illini need this postseason, and Underwood is bringing it.
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As both sides of the court brought the firepower and played aggressively through the first few minutes of the game, Boswell picked up a second foul, and Underwood had to begrudgingly take him out of the game…