True; however, a desperate team playing hard for 40 mins often trumps a better, less-desperate team having long in-game lapses. I'd like to believe the the Illini are fighting for something at this point, and I hope they still are fighting for a share of the RS title. Hard to tell which version will take the court on Sunday and whether they'll sustain an effort sufficient to win. They certainly did last Saturday against an MSU team that, at this point, is ~ Michigan's caliber. It took an epic heater by Walker to close a large gap in the final 7 mins.
I'm an optimist but winning on the road is tough, especially against a team that is literally playing for a tourney slot, not simply a seed.