They had just defeated Illinois at Fiserv Forum, the home of the Milwaukee Bucks. They knew the Midwest Regional was going to be played in Indianapolis, but their assumption was clearly that they’d be playing next in the home arena of the NBA’s Pacers, not the stadium that houses the NFL’s Colts.
Well, you can’t accuse these young Wildcats of looking ahead in the bracket.
On Thursday morning, Chandler, Noah and the rest of the Cats walked out of the tunnel at Lucas Oil Stadium and onto the basketball court placed on top the Colts’ home field. The players took in a scene that made the cavernous — by college basketball standards — Rupp Arena look cozy by comparison.
