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Illinois Basketball: 3 observations from the Illini win over Penn State

This was arguably the biggest win for the Orange and Blue in the last decade. Yes, I know we beat No. 1 Indiana en route to an NCAA tournament bid. But this felt different. This was on the road. We were on a four-game losing streak. The NCAA tournament was in limbo because of the recent skid we were on. Oh yeah, and we were getting our star player back in Ayo Dosunmu.

I honestly felt like we were in control of this game from the tip. The score was tied at 8-8 five minutes into the game.