Illinois vs Arizona
Greatest Sports Comebacks



In college basketball, points aren’t always easy to come by, which can make big leads seem insurmountable.

Like being down 15 points in the round of eight during the NCAA Tournament.

When the Illinois Fighting Illini took on the Arizona Wildcats, they found themselves down 15 points to a team that was not supposed to be dominating them. But the Illini never gave up and mounted a comeback that not only included 15 points in four minutes, but also 12 of those points being scored in just 50 seconds.

The Illini would get as far as the championship game before losing to North Carolina, but no one would ever forget the journey it took to get there.