Illinois 76, Michigan 53 Postgame

[sacraig]

The results of every game impact every team.

I am aware of that. I am just not sure how the results of other games would push Iowa back in front of us. It clearly must have to do with teams we and they have played who perform a certain way and therefore affect our respective efficiencies, but the result just doesn't pass the completely unscientific smell test.

 

[Deleted member 186590]

Sweet, sweet victory. Hey Michigan.. .

 

[LostinNebraska]

"“There’s no rivalry,” Trent Frazier on the Illini/Michigan battle."

Juwan Howard would have to agree

 

[Epsilon]

Instrumental is from The Scotts- Travis Scott and Kid Cudi

TY!

 

[New Creation]

He said it... not me...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1366921503334277126

 

[Deleted member 747660]

I went during last half of second half. Mostly pissed at their team about getting steam rolled and having no heart. Not much complimentary about Illini, and some comments about Illini being smug pricks. But to be honest Illini players do yap a bit, and I can see other fans not enjoying that —especially when getting trounced.

As an Illini fan and an old fart I can do without the yapping. Have class, win with class.

 

[teve]

Big win! WOW

 

[EyeoftheIllini]

Just watching Illini highlights on Sportscenter, and the expression on Ayo’s face after Trent hit his step back 3 was priceless.

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

One of these teams has accumulated substantial experience playing under a variety of less-than-ideal circumstances, yet finding ways to win.

The other team is Michigan.

 

[LostinNebraska]

Franz "NBA ready" Wagner was outscored by 8 different Illini tonight.
"And just like that... He was gone."

 

[sacraig]

Franz "NBA ready" Wagner was outscored by 8 different Illini tonight.
"And just like that... He was gone."

 

[LostinNebraska]

It turns out Michigan does have a really deep bench.
You get to see alot of them when they're getting donkey punched by almost 30 on their home court.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Few additional stats from tonight's game:

-First time Illini have won games in Ann Arbor in back-to-back seasons since 3 game stretch between 2000-01 and 2002-2003. That was actually during a stretch where they won 4 games in 5 years there but the 2003-04 team didn't play there (2004-05 did and won).
-Largest margin of victory for the Illini at Michigan ever. Previous record was held by the 1989 Flying Illini team that won 89-73 in the final game of the regular season that year.
-3rd largest margin of victory for Illinois vs. Michigan all-time. Only two higher ones were a 80-51 drubbing in 2001 and 94-70 victory in 2002. Both games were played in Champaign.

 

[dish3]

Rewatching I'm most struck by the comfort Belo had w the ball in his hands and the beautiful sound of the ball ripping through the net time and again after released from Trent's hands

 

[Tacomallini]

BBV didn't get in. Anything more
to that? Brad played everyone else.

No Lieb, no Serven(?) either. Saving them for anOSU mop-up squad

 

[LostinNebraska]

First time I ever posted from my phone as I'm bedridden with intense back and leg pain but I had to join my fellow illini fanatics following the beatdown of scUM..
Great effort...I love this team with all my heart...
Time to take a pain pill and dream sweet O & B dreams..
Peace out brothers...

Get better soon, @pruman91 !

 

[Chitownkid]

One of these teams has accumulated substantial experience playing under a variety of less-than-ideal circumstances, yet finding ways to win.

The other team is Michigan.

I’m not gonna slam Michigan too hard. What makes this a great win is theyre !!!!ing legit. If we get to the final four, I have a feeling we will see them again at some point.

 

[CogDog]

Brotherhood

 

[fuggles]

That might put MSU in the Dance. I'd rather have scUM keep a 1 or 2 seed than have Izzo rewarded for their thug play.

I'm ok with msu making the dance. they will lose in the first round when all their players foul out. I really don't want um winning the big ten this year.

 

[AnnoyedWithGarza]

I said it in the pregame, I had a good feeling. My son is born yesterday and Hansen comes back for another run. He puts on the Orange and Blue for the 1st time today and we go out and do this. My wife, who hates sports, is ready to buy him another Illinois outfit along with a Bears and White Sox.

 

[Piotyr]

Updated per-possession statistics after a wild 3 day stretch in the B1G:

Michigan has almost come back to Illinois on the strength of one game. Illinois very nearly has caught Michigan as the top defensive team in the B1G, and is just a half step behind Michigan and Ohio State for the second best offense in the B1G (behind an extremely good Iowa offense).

Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio State have been effectively destroying what is overall the strongest conference since KenPom started tracking efficiency. Purdue has quietly taken advantage of their schedule to slip into 4th in conference, but is clearly the 5th best team, now ahead of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is still arguably a top 15 caliber team that has been beaten up by the top teams in this conference (they're still 12th in KP!), and they're going to be a scary 6/7 seed in the tournament when they get to play a team that isn't MI/IL/IA/OSU.

Maryland and Rutgers are still probably safe, though Rutgers is now below .500 in the conference after being blown out at Nebraska.

Indiana has been a strong team overall that actually now has a below .500 record overall and likely won't make the NCAA tourney.

MSU could still sneak into the tourney due to a strong non-conference, but really they have still only been the 11th or 12th best team in conference.

Minnesota has completely fallen apart without Kalscher and Robbins, and hosts Rutgers to finish off the year.

Nebraska has climbed back to respectability in overall margin, though their offense is still the worst in the conference by a significant margin.

 

[number1IlliniFan]

THIS IS FINE.

No, really. It's fine.

I don't remember a conference game like this in 04-05. They did this to teams like Northwestern, Penn State, maybe Minny, but it seems like the big games were more exercises in maintaining 10-pt leads. And while Sparry was a FF team, the conference wasn't running top-10 teams against us.

This was special.

Beating Wisconsin at the Kohl Center after they were unbeaten at home in 37 games was pretty impressive. I was there. It was big time. Wisconsin was in the Elite 8 that year losing to the eventual champs, UNC.

 

[illjni 4 ever]

I'm not really concerned with being big ten champ. If we get it great if not we use it as a chip on our shoulder. I want that NCAA title more. Great win tonight. But as I said to myself last Tuesday. It's only one win. Now let's go pay back Ohio State. Then let the chips fall. ILL

 

[AttentionDeficit]

First time I ever posted from my phone as I'm bedridden with intense back and leg pain but I had to join my fellow illini fanatics following the beatdown of scUM..
Great effort...I love this team with all my heart...
Time to take a pain pill and dream sweet O & B dreams..
Peace out brothers...

Get well Pruman, we'll need your GIFs for our tournament run!

 

[blackdog]

I have to say normally I like the highlights with the radio announcers but I really enjoyed hearing how loud the bench mob was in this game. They always bring so much energy I bet it annoys the hell out of the other team and I absolutely love it.

I don't remeber which game it was but one of the early nonconference games the other teams bench was super loud (maybe Ohio?) the whole game cheering and I think they learned a great lesson on how impactful that can be.