Terrence Shannon Jr. made 8 of 9 3-pointers and scored 29 points with 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Illinois rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat No. 8 UCLA 79-70 on Friday night.
will play No. 16 Virginia in Sunday's championship game of the Continental Tire Main Event. UCLA faces fifth-ranked Baylor in the consolation game.
"I'm really proud of this group," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. "Fifteen down, the eighth-ranked team in the country, a lot of unknowns, a lot of guys who have never been there, never done anything remotely close to what this was about. Now it was a home court for us. I will say that." He entered Friday's game as one of four players nationally to average at least 22 points, six rebounds and three assists. Shannon had three assists against the Bruins.
Tyger Campbell scored 22 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 20 for the Bruins. UCLA led 37-28 at halftime and expanded the lead to 15 points on a 3-pointer by Jaquez less than two minutes into the second half.
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