Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball

SHG wins on buzzer-beater in IHSA’s return to Champaign

Some of the best pics from a thriller at SFC.

By Stephen Cohn@stephen__cohn Mar 13, 2022, 12:37pm CDT

IHSA State Finals basketball made its long-awaited return to Champaign this weekend in thrilling fashion.

Sacred Heart-Griffin won the 3A final on a buzzer-beater in double-overtime, and the play made some national headlines.

ESPN SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 pic.twitter.com/CcnMaAsE1u
— Sacred Heart-Griffin (@SHGCyclones) March 13, 2022

Boy, it’s nice to see the Fighting Illini logo in this light after the state finals took a few decades away from the CU.

Here are some of TCR staff photographer Evan McClintock’s photos from the game inside State Farm Center.