The more I think about this game, the better I feel about our performance

The more i think about this game, the better i feel about our performance. I don't doubt for a second that had the early season Illini played, we would have lost in a big way. Most knew it would be tight and the vegas spread reflected that. The atmosphere was as jacked up as it was billed to be and more. The SB players did about everything possible, they played with energy and fire and shot a decent percentage, that is just the type of game we lost early in the season.

Yes, Illinois should have won by 20, but it's not like they were dominated in all aspects of the game, in fact it was the other way around. We shot better 52-40, we rebounded better 33-21 and we shared the ball better 17-11.

AK Illini