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March Madness: Illinois' Marcus Domask becomes first player since Ja Morant in 2019 to post a tourney triple-double

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Illinois forward Marcus Domask became just the ninth player in NCAA men's tournament history to post a triple-double on Thursday.

Domask had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the No. 3 Illini’s 85-69 win over No. 14 Morehead State in the first round. He got to double-digits in assists and rebounds first before officially hitting a triple-double on a 3-pointer with 2:57 to go.

Marcus Domask recorded just the 10th-ever triple-double in #MarchMadness history ud83dude4c @IlliniMBB pic.twitter.com/bM0EmW9hTo

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 21, 2024

Domask’s triple-double is the first since Ja Morant had one in the 2019 NCAA tournament.