Illinois Fighting Illini 1988-1989 Retro Shorts (Alternate) Collegiate Duke beat top-ranked UNLV 79-77

Duke beat top-ranked UNLV 79-77 in the Final Four to end the Runnin’ Rebels dream of a repeat title

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and UNLV landed SHU in the Final Four in a matchup with Duke

the reigning Rookie of the Year in the WNBA

and then got down to business for a Monday night heavyweight fight

Illinois Fighting Illini 1988-1989 Retro Shorts (Alternate) Collegiate Duke beat top-ranked UNLV 79-77The 1988 1989 University of Illinois mens basketball team was electric enough to earn their own nickname that would go down in history as one of college basketball's best. "The Flyin' Illini."Even better, the name was given to them by Dick Vitale during the height of his powers at ESPN, and it has stuck ever since. The "Flyin' Illini" moniker probably stuck because the team ended Illinois' 37 year Final Four drought. Lou Henson, the school's famed