CHICAGO — From the candy-striped warm-up pants to the authentic pregame entrance, Indiana’s Assembly Hall provides an indelible basketball experience for fans and players. But once the ball is tipped, the atmosphere soars to a higher, deafening level. It’s intimidation at its finest — a knowledgeable, passionate crowd locked for two-plus hours into an intimate [...]

IOWA CITY — Kenyon Murray finished his Iowa basketball career 0-4 at Illinois from 1993 through 1996. Three times in Murray’s Hawkeyes won at least 21 games and twice qualified for the NCAA Tournament. But Illinois’ Assembly Hall offered no respite for Iowa and Murray, whose teams lost those four games by a combined 28 [...]