Northwestern 72, Illinois 68 OT

Only 8 assists on 22 field goals for Illinois. Even when they penetrate they struggle to pass. They aren't reading ball screens well either. You can't make guys good passers overnight.

— Brad Sturdy (@Sturdy32) December 2, 2017

Negatives.. Illini not running anything late. Who's the go-to guy? Missed opportunities at end of regulation. Finke with another bad game. Mark Smith played 8 mins.. Taking some time to click.

— Derek Piper (@DPiper247) December 2, 2017

Ballgame. Back-to-back #illini losses that kill you on Selection Sunday.

— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) December 2, 2017

#Illini drop a close one in overtime pic.twitter.com/SxYWfniyrO

— Illini Basketball (@IlliniMBB) December 2, 2017