Illinois 77, Nebraska 72 OT Postgame
Deserved. They had all the attention tonight being the only top 10 team playing. Nobody came away impressed. The goal is a conference championship, they won and kept that hope alive, but saying that the eye test wasn't anything short of terrible... wouldn't be an honest assessment. Take the win, move on, a bunch of significant games forthcoming.
he's a different player this year. Huge development on Kofi
They won. And behind Iowa now who is ranked 120 on defense?
B-ILL
- Working From Home
This, ladies and gentlemen, is how to not cover the spread.
He did cross check him, but he is the only one that was called for that all night. Kofi did it 4 or 5 times and so did Nebraska's center.
yeah but iowa is far and away teh etter offense. Going by kenpom their offense is truly exceptional. Only 1 team had a better OEFF in the last 5 years, and 3 teams in the last 10.
They have us by 9 points on O, we have them by like 9ish points on D. Overall efficiency margin goes to them by like .08 points. Its razor close
Turpin & Tate in 2008!
- Addison, IL
No, it did not. But this same team looked like a Final Four team only 6 days ago. One can only hope that they will muster that type of intensity in late March when the stakes are higher.
Horrible effort horrible coaching horrible preparation the boys did not look like they were ready for a game at the D1 level tonight they got lucky to win that game. Absolutely horrible coaching substitutions From the Bench! I sure hope Kofis foot is feeling better, seemed underdressed towards the end of the game with his big foot
Deep breath. We, somehow, survived? Thank you, Ayo.
Kofi tweaking his knee made me wince. Majorly relieved to see him finish the game.
The defensive combo by Frazier and Miller was spectacular in the second half. I’ll give Miller a bit of slack on a couple of those gambles. Great coaching moments.
DMFW lived up to his moniker tonight. An elite annoyance to other teams. I had major flashbacks to Lucas Johnson tonight. It was beautiful.
Kofi tweaking his knee made me wince. Majorly relieved to see him finish the game.
The defensive combo by Frazier and Miller was spectacular in the second half. I’ll give Miller a bit of slack on a couple of those gambles. Great coaching moments.
DMFW lived up to his moniker tonight. An elite annoyance to other teams. I had major flashbacks to Lucas Johnson tonight. It was beautiful.
Ok fair. It’s just frustrating to see. You beat Iowa and then don’t lose but Iowa jumps you.
Michigan is kicking themselves for ducking this.
I can only guess, but I'm thinking that the focus and effort for that game would have been at a significantly higher level.
Interesting....seven pages of posts after a very close game and though I have read most (but not all), I have not seen one complaint about the officiating. Obviously, I either have reading comprehension problems or eyesight is horrible. But not one, nor can I think of any. May be a first for a B1G road game. But it is likely Nebraska fans are upset as they did not seem to get the home court calls afforded for the last 100 years. B1G Supervisor of Officials should be proud. But of course, it was the #2 team in the league at #14 (on a 25 game losing streak), so there's that....protect the cash cow.
Good win — as is any win in the B1G in February. Could care less what it meant to our KenPom or Torvik ranking.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
No. 6 Illinois survives vs. Huskers
Illini pull out an overtime victory in Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Neb. — Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu had a conversation with himself after he missed a free throw and Nebraska hit a 3-pointer to take a five-point lead with under four minutes left in regulation time.
“I told myself it was time to lock in,” he said. “Trust in yourself. Believe your instincts. You got this. Let’s try to will my team to victory.”
Dosunmu did just that Friday night.
The star guard scored the last 10 points in regulation for Illinois and the first five in overtime, allowing the sixth-ranked Fighting Illini to turn back Nebraska’s upset bid 77-72.
Nebraska called a timeout and had a chance to win it on a final shot in regulation. McGowens got hung up between Trent Frazier and Dosunmu and couldn’t get off a decent shot, with Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg throwing his facemask to the floor in frustration.
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couldn't sleep after stressing out over our game tonite...................
Ayo is, imho, the B1G POTY.......he is in my top 5 all time favorite Illini.......wow....he makes me think every game is winnable with his superman skills...
Could this finally be the year we ,.......( you know)..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
We are really lucky to have both Ayo and Kofi. I think sometimes Ayo’s greatness lets us take Kofi for granted. Not sure we have ever had a player like him before.
Calillini
Now appearing in Tampa
That’s the problem with ratings based purely on data. Last night they were NOT the worst team in the BIG. They may have the worst record in the BIG, but last night they could have beaten many of the BIG teams.
Calillini
Now appearing in Tampa
This is on the coaching staff.
If he comes back next year, I’m in. Grange and Butkus stuck around for the diploma.At what point do we start the gofundme website for the Ayo statue?
Good thing KenPom ratings don’t matter
Yay! Inside every silver lining is a dark cloud! I can’t wait!
