They shouldn't have, and we probably will. But let's see what happens!
Illinois 72, Iowa State 69 Postgame
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Hate to be the Debby Downer, but we slipped to #2 rated offense on KenPom.
Guess we will have to settle for the moral victory of playing in the Elite 8 on Saturday!
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Guess we will have to settle for the moral victory of playing in the Elite 8 on Saturday!
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i won‘t argue with you. But how about three more killer games just to remove any doubt?
Looks like the ISU game plan was to shut down Marcus, who finished 2 of 11 from the field (but made all 3 of his FTs) and finished with 7 points. Got just enough from the rest of the team to win. We will need a solid bounce back game from the Doctor to hang with UConn, and also need to keep TSJ out of foul trouble. Fourteen missed free throws can't happen again either. UConn is beatable, but it will take our best effort.
He is. No doubt now. He is a man possessed, right now.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
* rummages through GIFs for Sgt. Hulka *
I just see them complaining about Shannon's charges. They're pathetic.
Who's still up? Just checking
Was suffering from 1998 Villanova PTSD for much of this game.
So, I guess a great offense beats a great defense.
sacraig
- The desert
What are you putting on top of the icing? Sprinkles? One of those photos? Orange icing roses? A RING!?
I texted the exact thing to my brother
Check back in a few hours. And someone scheduled an 8am meeting for me tomorrow...
The Br... the Brad bod?
May not go to sleep. Staying up to see highlights but they wont show them
Tonight was the very definition of that. Free throw shooting sucked. Our All American beast was out a huge chunk of the 2nd half with foul trouble. We grinded and found a way to pull out an U-G-L-Y W.
Congrats to the players and coaches. You showed you deserve to be in the Elite Eight. But it doesn't have to end there.
Our rebounding stats are an absolute thing of beauty... QG 5, TSJ 5, MD 6, CH 6, TY 6, DD 6
1988. I was there.
I swear, the incompetence contest between the officials and announcers is mind numbing. My God
Had to pay the $8 internet fee to get on loyalty after that! Holy cow, we survived atrocious FT shooting with grit and toughness!
3 hours into my flight, lookout Vegas, it's gonna be a blast watching the elite 8 in Sin City!
3 hours into my flight, lookout Vegas, it's gonna be a blast watching the elite 8 in Sin City!
Definitely sprinkles for next round
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