The last time the Owls of Florida Atlantic played in this building, they beat the Kansas State Wildcats to punch their ticket to Houston and the Final Four. They went into this - the first game of the Jimmy V Classic - hoping that their good history in Madison Square Garden would continue on Tuesday night.
Unfortunately, while they may have been last March's Cinderella, the clock had struck midnight a long time ago and the Owls loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini 98-89.
The Fighting Illini were lead by two phenomenal performances from Terrence Shannon Jr. and Southern Illinois transfer Marcus Domask - who combined for 64 points.
Florida Atlantic was led by Final Four heroes Vladislav Goldin - who fouled out with 23 points - and guard Johnell Davis with his 19 points.
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Terrence Shannon Jr. had a dominant night leading Illinois to an upset over Florida Atlantic