March Madness: watch Illinois players and coaches celebrate with hilarious water gun fight in the locker room after 89-63 win over Duquesne

The Illinois men’s basketball had a unique way of celebrating their second-round win in the NCAA tournament on Saturday.

After securing an 89-63 win over Duquesne to advance to the Sweet 16, the Fighting Illini engaged in a locker room water gun fight.

In a video posted by the March Madness X account, head coach Brad Underwood marched into the locker room with his goggles on and water gun in hand as the celebration commenced.

Players and staff members all participated as Underwood got drenched within seconds.

In the video, graduate guard Marcus Domask ditched the water guns and poured water on his coach from two paper cups.

After their second-round victory, Illinois will face Iowa State in the Sweet 16 on March 28

Senior Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 30 points to lead Illinois in scoring while recording four rebounds and four assists. Domask came in second by contributing 22 points with three rebounds, seven assists, and two steals.

Coleman Hawkins and Quincy Guerrier tallied 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Illinois finished the regular season with a 26-6 record as the second-placed team in the Big Ten. They opened the NCAA tournament with an 85-69 win over Morehead State in the first round.

The Fighting Illini have won their last six games and will face Iowa State on March 28.

Illinois broke a seven-year tournament drought in 2021 and has competed every year since. They made second-round exits in 2021 and 2022 before losing in the first round last year.