I would guess everybody at the RAC thought Sanders was going to take the last shot but he was double teamed and passed to Freeman for a 3 pointer from Douby territory ,way out from the basket.It has to rank with some of the most memorable shots to win a game at the RAC.
This was a great team win because of the outstanding defense holding Illinois to 59 points.On offense Williams made 2 straight 3 pointers to stop a Illinois run.Sanders came on strong in the last 5 minutes after a rather poor effort prior to crunch time.Freeman was the star of the game with 21 points and was the only player that was a major scorer in both halves.A nail biter that turned out to be a great win.What a way to end the regular season!I liked when Hobbs got on the mike and urged the fans to stand and cheer with to 2 minutes to go.