Illinois 74, Wisconsin 69 Postgame

[Jon]

They subbed in Reggie Miller in at the 3 minute mark and we held strong without our superstar. Not without our stupid mistakes, but we kept composure overall. The team is unbelievable in both a good and bad way. Just happy it's mostly good. Down goes bucky

 

[Rad]

Why is DMW always looking for a scrape second half of the season?

 

[Crush]

DMW, you work way too hard to blow it with your mouth. Please, no more technicals.

 

[CV Illini]

Man, piss poor coaching job by Brad at the end there. 20 turnovers. Curbelo is great but also an absolute mess. We were pathetic on the defensive glass. Michigan is gonna curb stomp us with or without Ayo. I guess still good to win at Kohl but man what a brutal game.

Can always find someone to complain about a road win at the Kohl center.

 

[WeWillWhen]

Road Kill!

 

[champaignchris]

Wisky only got 30 rebounds all game... 11 of them were offensive.

 

[LostinNebraska]

Man, Alando Tucker was just mad because he found, like, maaaaad photos of a shirtless Jacob Grandison on his wife's cell phone. Some of them with Al Green lyrics written on em in bright red text with heart emojis surroundin'em.

Walking back to the locker room like...

 

[BackThatPassUp]

Why the hell did trice even get to touch the ball. Even when he did why a he not forced to make a 2 pter even if it was closer to the rim?!

 

[Orangetool]

Belo, Trent and Grandison came up clutch when needed.

Nice to have freethrows win one.

 

[foby]

Are we being invaded by Anti-DMFW spambots?

 

[LostinNebraska]

Can always find someone to complain about a road win at the Kohl center.

User name checks out

 

[Hopingfor500]

Nice to have the WIN is behind us, now on to the most important game of the year. We win at Michigan and we enter a new realm.

The most important game of the year from what standpoint? Michigan has won the Big Ten regular season championship. That's done. We may have clinched a double bye. That's done. The only thing that's really left is seeding in the NCAA's. I guess in trying to get a #1 seed it's important, but no more important than today or the one vs Ohio State. ESPN is going to play it up, but the loss to MSU really took the meaning out of that game.

Maybe I'm reading the standings wrong, but I agree with BU on the meaning of the games left.

 

[Deleted member 747903]

Why the hell did trice even get to touch the ball. Even when he did why a he not forced to make a 2 pter even if it was closer to the rim?!

We don't have athletes other than Ayo that can really deny a catch on an out of bounds play. Which is fine, but the ball screen coverage late was horrendous. Nobody wanted to contest Trice's shots.

 

[Dan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1365775209979121664

 

[Miles Leonard]

Monte, I love you but the technicals are inexcusable. You're a senior. You should know better.

 

[LostinNebraska]

The most important game of the year from what standpoint? Michigan has won the Big Ten regular season championship. That's done. We may have clinched a double bye. That's done. The only thing that's really left is seeding in the NCAA's. I guess in trying to get a #1 seed it's important, but no more important than today or the one vs Ohio State. ESPN is going to play it up, but the loss to MSU really took the meaning out of that game.

Maybe I'm reading the standings wrong, but I agree with BU on the meaning of the games left.

If OSU drops tomorrow's game, I would bet today mattered quite a bit.

 

[Keisersose]

Yeah as much as I’d like to beat Michigan, this win was more important.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

If you told me we’d have to go 10 for 10 on free throws in the last 43 seconds to win...

dumb by monte, but not a gift for Bo to T up tucker. An assistant coach talking smack to an opposing player should always be a T. If “cash” is a T, that’s automatic.

 

[Starrynova]

Just flabbergasted that the team didn’t do anything to try and take Trice out of his rhythm. Foul him, kick him, body check him, triple team him, anything to force him to give the ball up. We should take a leaf out of MSUs book, not to play like thugs, but stop being so nice sometimes. Nice doesn’t win you championships.

 

[illini80]

I don’t care even a little bit about Damonte talking back. This team needs his toughness. We lose this game and some others this year without it.

Could have very easily cost us the game. No excuse. Toughness is great, but being smart is critical.

 

[KnoxIllini2]

Big win. I'm honestly kinda of surprised. We don't win in the Kohl Center very often.

Right now we are streaking there.

 

[ILLINI IN NE]

Smart that CU took Kofi out after he missed the front end of the first 1 and 1. We hit ten straight after that.

 

[Orangetool]

I know that Curbelo will be / is a star but the turnovers keep me pacing while watching the game.

He came up big in this one and hit his freethrows.

 

[illiniguy24]

Missed most of the game golfing, but caught the last 3 minutes or so. Holy shitaki mushrooms that was bonkers. Trice went nuclear. CLUTCH free throw shooting at the end.
DMW should get screamed at by his teammates, but man what a gutsy win for the team without Ayo. I pray he is back Tuesday.

 

[Deep]

ONIONS!!!!!