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Fighting Illini fans are counting down to the tipoff of the team's Thursday night matchup against Penn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Big Dance starts for No. 3 Illinois on Thursday night in Greenville, South Carolina, as it takes on No. 14 Penn in the first round.