Game Thread: Illinois vs Penn State

[Dan]

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[ivwilsoniv]

Another game Illinois should win at home. But this season has me in a pessimistic mood.

 

[Dan]

Michael Finke OUT for today's game vs. Penn State. Suffered a concussion yesterday in practice. #Illini
https://twitter.com/srrichey/status/962814971414568961

 

[jrichisamazing]

TEETS time.

 

[mdonsbach]

At this point Underwood has nothing to lose. The season is lost and Teets can't redshirt. Put him in there for an extended period of time and let's see what we've got.

 

[BananaShampoo]

Ebo Time.

 

[LBZ]

Sure hope Finke is OK. Concussion issues are nothing to mess around with.

 

[FC Illiniman]

Sure hope Finke is OK. Concussion issues are nothing to mess around with.

Agreed, curious things happen all the time. His size will surely be missing, although his defense not so much. Smith back in starting line up? Guess burning question is which guys show up. Hope the ones with shooting eye.
Hard to venture a prediction, love to see guys win, but PSU needs this one really bad. If we push them hard, pick up some fouls and turnovers, we could be in a good place. If, being the key word. Keep Fighting Illini.

 

[TCTORNADO]

Finke has started every game this year. Without him tonight, we will have used 8 different starting lineups this year.

 

[IlliniDent]

Think we start small with kipper at the 4 and smith at the 3 but who knows

 

[Dan]

Tonight's #Illini starting 5

- Trent Frazier
- Mark Alstork
- Aaron Jordan
- Leron Black
- Greg Eboigbodin

Finke is OUT tonight (concussion), so Eboigbodin gets his first career start.
https://twitter.com/IlliniMBB/status/962833792414167040

 

[FiveStar]

Watch Ebo go for something insane like 17 and 12 tonight lol

 

[Deleted member 547530]

I'm guessing Kipper's sinus problem during the Wisconsin game was hard to comprehend for a guy like BU. Seriously that is soft, a sprain or broken bone I get, but my sinuses hurt. Wonder if he sees many minutes tonight. Seems like he will have to with the absence of Finke

 

[Gunner23]

Watch Ebo go for something insane like 17 and 12 tonight lol

Would be awesome, but that usually happens to us, not the other way around.

 

[GoIllini23]

Thinking this will be dunk city tonight, PSU much more athletic than us

 

[Spoon House]

I think that's the quickest whistle I've ever heard in a game.

 

[LBZ]

Go KN!!!

 

[FC Illiniman]

Good start, we can't get in foul trouble

 

[BananaShampoo]

Yes, I so want Kipper to be back.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Something crazy going on for me... watching two in-game threads and neither has a post since the game started.

 

[chief78]

Decent start for the Illini, now keep it up.

 

[GoIllini23]

Smith = T/O

 

[JamesB]

Giod start. Black looks good. Kipper seems engaged. Frazie is Frazier. We’re hitting the boards. Now if we can avoid the scoring drought.

 

[JamesB]

Sheesh Alstork.

 

[SescIllini]

Alstork with the euro-misstep