# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWr2R2BjF4_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62446726-nbcchicago-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1f84176dbc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-03T21:47:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

For the first time in 21 years, the Illinois Fighting Illini will be taking the court in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Final Four.

The Illini won the South Region on Saturday when they defeated Big Ten rival Iowa in Houston, punching their ticket to the Final Four for the first time since 2005.

The appearance is the sixth in program history, and the first since they reached the national title game in 2005, losing to the North Carolina Tar Heels.

#universityofillinois #fightingillinibasketball #uconnhuskies #ncaabasketball

## Stats

- **Views:** 4,082
- **Likes:** 164
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- **Comments:** 5

## Tags

ncaabasketball, universityofillinois, uconnhuskies, fightingillinibasketball

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