Illinois Beats VCU, What Fans and Experts Are Saying About Houston Matchup in March Madness Sweet 16

The Illinois Fighting Illini set up a blockbuster Sweet 16 matchup with the Houston Cougars on Saturday night.

Illinois eliminated the VCU Rams 76-55 to set up the No. 2-versus-No. 3 showdown in the South Region.

Thursday's Sweet 16 game will feel like a road game for the Illini since it takes place in Houston.

Although it will feel like a road game for Illinois, the matchup itself on paper is one of the best possible ones we should see in the Sweet 16.

Houston and Illinois are the first two teams to make the second weekend in the South Region. The winner of the Nebraska-Vanderbilt game on Saturday night and either Florida or Iowa will join them in Houston.