To answer the question "Which state is better for college basketball, Missouri or Illinois?" you have to look deeper than just SEC vs BIG Ten, and the answer becomes pretty clear...
Former Quincy University Hawks basketball coach Steve Hawkins will be on the sidelines today guiding his Western Michigan Broncos against the highly touted Syracuse University Orangemen in the second round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The game can be seen this afternoon locally on KHQA-TV with a 2:45pm scheduled start time.
Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky held off a spirited Kansas rally to beat the Jayhawks 67-59 in the NCAA title game in New Orleans on Monday night. The win gave the Wildcats (38-2) their eighth national championship in school history and first since 1998.
For Missouri Tiger fans, watching the Kansas Jayhawks win over North Carolina is a bitter pill to swallow. Not only did Missouri bow out of the NCAA Basketball Tournament early, but they have had to watch their arch rival fans drive through Columbia, Missouri on their way to St. Louis last weekend to watch the Jayhawks.