Fans attended the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament — in limited numbers because of COVID-19 protocols — at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from March 10 to 14, 2021. For some fans, it was their first time seeing their favorite college basketball team play in person all season.
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Relatives of Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu, including aunt Jamenda McCoy, from left, cousin Jordyn McCoy, mother Jamarra Dosunmu and aunt Kemi Dosunmu, watch the first half of a quarterfinal game in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament against Rutgers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday, March 12, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Illinois fans show their digital-only tickets to enter Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for a quarterfinal game against Rutgers in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament Friday, March 12, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch Illinois play Rutgers in a quarterfinal game of the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday, March 12, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Jordan Karnes, right, has his temperature checked as his wife, Ashley, walks past before entering Lucas Oil Stadium to watch a quarterfinal game between Illinois and Rutgers in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis on Friday, March 12, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Workers spray seats with disinfectant before a quarterfinal game between Illinois and Rutgers in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday, March 12, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Jamarra Dosunmu, mother of Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu, yells while watching her son in the first half of a quarterfinal game in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament against Rutgers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday, March 12, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Svea Gentry, 7, wears an eye mask that resembles the one used by Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu as she and her mother, Leah, enter Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to watch a quarterfinal game in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament Friday, March 12, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Illinois students Connor Black and Hannah Wiesnoski wear face masks before entering Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis to watch a quarterfinal game between the Illini and Rutgers in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament Friday, March 12, 2021, in Indianapolis. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Svea Gentry, 7, jumps up and down as she wears an eye mask that resembles the one used by Illinois guard Ayo Dosunmu after entering Lucas Oil Stadium to watch a quarterfinal game between Illinois and Rutgers in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament Friday, March 12, 2021, in Indianapolis. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Fans take pictures during a timeout of a quarterfinal game between Illinois and Rutgers in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday, March 12, 2021. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
