Bring on the Zags: Bears topple Illinois in Indy; showdown w/ top-ranked Gonzaga is next

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INDIANAPOLIS—Baylor had already began its warm-ups when Illinois guard Ayo Dosumnu strolled onto the court about 30 minutes before Wednesday’s game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

“Look at them,” Dosumnu was overheard saying to a teammate as they walked past the Bears’ bench. “They don’t look like the No. 2 team in the country. They look soft.