Utah Utes 1997-1998 Retro Shorts SLAM 227 and 3-seed Michigan to advance

and 3-seed Michigan to advance to the Final Four for the 2nd time in Richardson's tenure

the Illini held on for an 89-86 win to reach their first Final Four since 1952

A 10 point win over #13 seed Pennsylvania put the Fighting Illini within one game of the Sweet 16

Once there it took a big off the bench effort from Josh Pace (14pts) to escape Auburn 79-78

and All-American Glen Rice

Utah Utes 1997-1998 Retro Shorts SLAM 227 and 3-seed Michigan to advanceAfter losing Keith Van Horn to the NBA Draft Rick Majerus' Utah Utes started the '97 98 season ranked #16 in the preseason poll. They quickly rose up the rankings after starting the season on an 18 game win streak and finishing the season 25 3. As the #3 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament the Utes advanced to the Sweet 16 after wins against #14 seed San Francisco and #6 seed Arkansas. Led by a trio of future NBA players, Andre Miller,