February 3, 200422 yr Both teams are gonna want this win pretty badly, one coming off a loss to Michigan St, and the other needing a road win badly, especially to make up the home loss to Purdue. Hopefully, Luther and Roger keep play like they have been, and Dee needs to step us as usual and be the team leader. Deron is due to have a good game, and playing his high school teammate from The Colony(Bracey Wright) shouldnt hurt. I would love to say that Illinois will win, but i got to think that there road troubles continue and Indiana wins by 4. But you never know... Go ILLINI!
February 3, 200422 yr Both teams are gonna want this win pretty badly, one coming off a loss to Michigan St, and the other needing a road win badly, especially to make up the home loss to Purdue. Hopefully, Luther and Roger keep play like they have been, and Dee needs to step us as usual and be the team leader. Deron is due to have a good game, and playing his high school teammate from The Colony(Bracey Wright) shouldnt hurt. I would love to say that Illinois will win, but i got to think that there road troubles continue and Indiana wins by 4. But you never know... Go ILLINI! Speaking of road troubles, I don't think Illinois has won a game on another team's home court all year. They need this bad. Go Illini!
February 3, 200422 yr Speaking of road troubles, I don't think Illinois has won a game on another team's home court all year. They need this bad. Go Illini! they won at the palestra versus temple!
February 4, 200422 yr Author I thought of that too, but that isnt Temples home court, so that doesnt count.... Anyway, its game time.... LETS GO ILLINI!
February 4, 200422 yr Author Did i say this should be good... of all the horrid Illini starts this year, this is the most pathetic. This feels like the Wisconsin game 2 saturdays ago, where we'll keep it within 6-10 until Indiana will probably pull away and win by 20 the way this is going. GOD DAMMIT.... LETS STOP LOOKING SO CLUMSY AND PLAY SOME B-BALL 12 POINTS THRU 14 MINUTES FOR GOD SAKES! GO ILLINI!
February 4, 200422 yr Well, that was a craptacular half of basketball. Edit: I really hope that Bruce Weber recruits some guys who can knock down outside jumpers (a la Jamar Smith). We have a lot of athleticism but damn are they inconsistent from the outside.
February 4, 200422 yr Yeah, that first half was not fun at all. The game's starting to pick up here in the 2nd half.
February 4, 200422 yr Wow....Illinois botches the FT.....Indiana w/ the ball, down 2....w/ 11.6 seconds....
February 4, 200422 yr Bracey gets blocked on the 3.....and Illinois wins 51-49..... :banghead Congrats Illini fans....
February 4, 200422 yr YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Dee misses the front end, then Indiana misses a desperation shot at the end! YAYAYAYAYAYA! HUGE WIN!
February 4, 200422 yr holy s*** we couldve easily given that game away 5 times in the last few minutes but we held on!
February 4, 200422 yr Author I have to say, i've never been so negative about a teams performance before after that first half... but Roger Powell, Nick Smith, and Deron Williams won this game, and although it was ugly, pulled off a miracle. And i say miracle, because there is no way we deserved to win this game... no way. But alas, a monster road win, and now we have to go to Minnesota and try to get a road winning streak going before playing those pesky Spartans next Tuesday. GO ILLINI!
February 4, 200422 yr If they could have hit some free throws, they would have covered the spread. come on Good victory though
February 4, 200422 yr And i say miracle, because there is no way we deserved to win this game... no way. Sorry but this is completely wrong. They deserved to win this game by playing amazing D and absolutely locking down Indiana tonight.
February 4, 200422 yr Sorry but this is completely wrong. They deserved to win this game by playing amazing D and absolutely locking down Indiana tonight. I totally agree with the statement about the D. The Illini D was amazing. IU had no idea what to do with it, and didn't hit a FG for the last 10 minutes of the game.
February 4, 200422 yr that seems to be illini's shtick this year--to suck it up on the O. you never know who's gonna be the one to pull thru for them.
February 4, 200422 yr Author Sorry but this is completely wrong. They deserved to win this game by playing amazing D and absolutely locking down Indiana tonight. Ok, our defense was amazing, but you have to admit that when you score 20 points in the first half, while looking completely lost the entire time, as Powell was the only one to do anything, besides a 3 from Brown in that first period, that you would not win this game. This game did go to the defense, no doubt, but we have to get something together on offense where Indiana hasnt done anything against big men in the post all year long. Although we are more of a perimeter team, Augustine has to play with more enthuesiam down low, maybe learn from Powell on the post, cause Powell was just an animal tonight as he has been in the big 10 season. Not only all that, but both Head and Brown missed clutch free throws to put the game away. go illini!
February 4, 200422 yr Just got home from work, missed the entire game. Anyone care to give me a summary before I see it on sportscenter? Oh by the way, SCREW YOU GREASY!
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