Despite shooting just 12-for-22 from the line and not hitting from long range all afternoon, Indiana went toe-to-toe with No. 10/11 Illinois and had the contest tied at 62 with 1:29 left.
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With the Hoosiers opening exhibition play against the University of Indianapolis, the day of competition that many Hoosier fans have waited for has come.
As expected, Liam McNeely pulled the trigger for Indiana and in doing so became the second elite player to choose the Hoosiers over Kansas in less than a year.