
“We’re not here without Dain Dainja” - Morehead State Gets Caught in the Dainja Zone
Illinois center Dain Dainja leads a resurgent bench effort in the Illini’s 85-68 win over Morehead State in first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
March 21, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. — As he walked into a winning locker room following a first-round victory, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood was handed a printed box score by a NCAA official.
The Illini seventh-year head coach stopped and stared at just one statistic on the paper - bench scoring. In an 85-69 win in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Underwood knew it was the guys sitting next to him that propelled them to advance in this event.