In the championship game of the Continental Tire Main Event Tournament, the Virginia Cavaliers beat the the Illinois Fighting Illini by a final score of 70-61. With the win, we have five takeaways.
UVA gets another marquee win
After beating #5 Baylor on Friday and putting the team’s offensive potential on full display, it would’ve been understandable for the ‘Hoos to drop this game considering how surely mentally and physically draining the last week has been for Virginia. Throw in just how good this Illinois team is, the fact that the place was packed with Illinois fans, along with the frankly weird calls from the refs and there were absolutely moments where it felt like this game was going to slip away.