Elite Eight Saturday REACTION! Arizona overpowers Purdue; Illinois runs away from Iowa + Tom Fornelli joins!

Gary Parrish and David Cobb recap Saturday's Elite Eight matchups. Arizona beats Purdue in the end and Illinois is headed back to the Final Four after beating Iowa. Plus, a cameo from Cover 3's Tom Fornelli! (0:00) Intro + tickets are punched to Indianapolis (1:00) Arizona bullies Purdue in the second half to reach the Final Four (14:30) Purdue’s awesome 4-year run comes to an end (19:00) Illinois pulls away late from Iowa + Tom Fornelli joins! (49:30) What a first season for Ben McCollum and Iowa basketball (57:10) 5-Hour Energy Starting 5 (39:30) Setting up Sunday’s Elite Eight games Theme song: “Timothy Leary,” written, performed and courtesy of Guster Eye on College Basketball is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our team: @EyeonCBBPodcast @GaryParrishCBS @MattNorlander @Boone @DavidWCobb @TheJMULL_ Visit the ⁠betting arena on CBSSports.com⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college basketball⁠. You can listen to us on your smart speakers! Simply say, “Alexa, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast,” or “Hey, Google, play the latest episode of the Eye on College Basketball podcast.” Email the show for any reason whatsoever: ShoutstoCBS@gmail.com Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: ⁠ For more college hoops coverage, visit ⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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