Or were in the bar area drinking like crazy trying to forget the first half!There were some folks in the high dollar seats that either didn't show or left at half, but all the poor folks where I sit were there yelling like crazy. Getting too old for that, wore out today.
Illinois 66, Northwestern 62 Postgame
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Now that I have had time to think about it. This was one of the most epic comeback wins I have ever watched in college. I'm sure everyone can start rattling off major deficits overcome in some really great games. Can't take away anything from those. What I'm talking about is I have never seen a team comeback from 18 down. Get it to 4 then go back down by 16 and make another run to take the win by 4. All in the second half. That was just sheer determination. Hats off to the Mighty Illini, those young men showed character tonight. Well really last night.
I remember in 2000, a Saturday afternoon top 10 clash between #9 Illinois and #7 Seton Hall. Me and my roommates went to Legends to eat lunch and watch the game. Darius Lane was killing us. Down by as many as 21 and ending the half down 17. Very similar game actually, one guy going off, cold shooting putting us in a horrible spot. Stormed right out of the 2nd half and got the game tied around the mid point of the 2nd half. Difference is it became a back and forth game and went to OT. My friends and I were pissed and left Legends at halftime. But don't worry, we had beer in the apartment. Got to enjoy the craziest comeback I'd ever seen to that point in my life in the comfort of our couch. Corey Bradford almost broke his 3 pt streak. Lucas Johnson was in peak piss off the other team mode.
That 00-01 was probably my favorite Illini team ever. Only team that can compete was the 04-05 team. They got robbed by some horrendous officiating against Arizona or that was a Final Four team.
Just watched the replay again. The ref was not remotely in the way. Harris took 2 steps backward toward him after the score and then stepped on his foot as Harris planted his right foot to head for the other end. Harris did not have to step backward. The first step was quite long and the second was long also, so he covered around 9-10 ft. The ref was standing out of bounds and was in the correct and customary position. Kind of a freak thing.
Also, IMO, if during replay a foul causes the ball to go out off of one team that should be the fouled teams ball. Is silly seeing who the ball last touched while seeing one player's arm being yanked
Me too. I had to move my game watching to the bedroom on thursday for the sake of our marriage. But i can always vent on the board.
Your change of venue was probably why we won! Sometimes a s fans if siomething we’re wearing or where we are watching isn’t working, we have to switch it up.
Someone who has the stats and time to see the difference in points of the offense going to the visitors rim vs the second half rim. It was astounding the difference of scoring by both teams. Everything NW threw up in the first half went in. The second half they couldn’t hit a shot like us.
That was a devastating loss for Seton Hall, who had four players who had been top-30 recruits (Eddie Griffin, Andre Barrett, Sam Dalembert and Marcus Toney-El) along with Darius Lane and Tommy Amaker, still seen at that point as an up-and-coming coach. A road national TV win against a Top Ten opponent might have propelled that young but talented team to big things. However, their season collapsed the way that game did for them and they careened to a record of 16-15, 5-11 in the Big East with tons of turmoil involving Griffin (RIP) and others.
Similarly, if you are sitting there with your legs crossed and we go on a scoring run, you don't dare move even if you get a cramp.
Mayer nearly got his arm ripped off going to rebound the Hawkins missed three at the end, should have been shooting free throws. Turned into the exact scenario you are talking about. Luckily we got the ball.
The Gonzaga game at the UC (I think 2009?). Was also a crazy one. The Dominique Keller game. If I recall correctly Illinois was down by 20, came all the way back to go up by 10, but then the Zags forced OT where we lost. Believe BP and DJR were frosh.
We were down to these same Kitty cats by 15 at the half not too long ago, and came back to win by 25! Outscored them by 40 in the second half...
So we've done it to them TWICE in the past five years!
I feel your pain. Every Illini turnoverr the first halff was like a nail going through your tennis shoe when exploring a constrruction site when one was a kid.
Tell me who made the foul call. The ref behind the play. I do not see how Epps can move the guy with that action. If you watch the action frame by frame, the second Epps gets hand to arm the big guy collapses/leans to the defender. Then instead of moving to the basket his reaction is to drop step. This is by design of course. Later in the game the same big hits the floor with no contact, anticipating contact. Where was the flop call then? NW bigs do this by design and then sell with the least bit of contact.
Yes that one turned into a blowout win by the end.
Mountain out of a mole hill he’s a freshman still learning his role and really playing out of position these kids are learning how to play big ten basketball it’s hard and takes time give the kid a break already the freshman wall is extremely hard to break through
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Wow did not even think about that but you are correct. only 44 of the 168 points scored in the game were scored at the one basket.. Gotta wonder if there was an issue with the rim or possibly the height of the rim... That is bazaar.
exactly right!
Obviously depends on if other conference refs are calling moving screens…but if they are, NW will be in trouble in their first tourney game.
Every team tries to get away with them…but the ones NW does are egregious!
Agreed. Watching that game, I was so mad that the refs did not call a foul on #31. Literally putting his leg out to take out RJ. It was so obvious.
A team with two Freshman "running the show" beat a team with two very good and experienced Senior PG's.
Future looks bright, I'd say.
Future looks bright, I'd say.
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