Once we settled down we outplayed them. Just got dominated on the glass is what it came down to. Have a ton of winnable games coming up, time to go on a run.
Purdue 83, Illinois 78 Postgame
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
I’m very proud of this team. Watching this team again come back against a great Purdue team. But we got into too big of a hole in the first half.
Things couldn’t have gone better
Edey in foul trouble
Coleman not in foul trouble
Favorable calls (shocked)
But we didn’t rebound well enough and they hit everything in the first half.
I am looking forward to the rematch in Champaign.
Things couldn’t have gone better
Edey in foul trouble
Coleman not in foul trouble
Favorable calls (shocked)
But we didn’t rebound well enough and they hit everything in the first half.
I am looking forward to the rematch in Champaign.
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
First 5 minutes absolutely killed us. Love the fight we showed though. Still feeling great overall about this team
They will not be #1 at end of season. They have weaknesses to exploit. The kitties showed that, and the beloved will in March.
Keys to game
1)Make Edey be a perimeter defender
2)Rebound
3)Settle down
1)Make Edey be a perimeter defender
2)Rebound
3)Settle down
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
I felt the reffing was very even/tilted slight in our favor. Not that it was good, but refs were not the reason we lost
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Hope we face them again in the BTT final. Confident we win.
Game was like a mirror of last year's game except we are a much better team.
Well, the number one team in the country needed to shoot the lights out from three and get all the help they could from the refs to pull out a win against an Illinois team missing its best player. We win that game by 10 in Champaign. I would have liked to see a little more from Domask in the first half. I don't think they will drop much in any rankings after that performance though.
No quit!! Very proud with the fight, could've felt sorry for themselves for TSJ, playing terrible 1st 10 minutes, couldn't make a shot etc.. but they played til the end on the road against #1 and proved this team isn't gonna lay down no matter the circumstances. We will be fine. Imo, we just proved we are a top 10 to 12 (maybe higher?) team in the country no matter who plays.
the national
- the Front Range
Coleman!!! No no no…. Yes, yes yes. I have his jersey. I think I take it off and put it back on at least twice a game.
To all the pseudo-whiny-bi*ch fans who gave up up this team tonight . . .
Hey, I know that dude
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Down 20-4 eight minutes into game and close within 3 points by thirteen minute mark. Down 21 points seven minutes into second half and pull within 3 points in final minute. This team had many opportunities to fold, but instead, kept fighting to the end. This bodes well for the rest of season.
Fun team. On to Michigan State!
Fun team. On to Michigan State!
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Takeaway: this team is relentless and has poise!
if there ever is a loss that can be looked back as a model for poise with our backs against the wall,.... this game is it
if there ever is a loss that can be looked back as a model for poise with our backs against the wall,.... this game is it
Really awful effort on the glass cost them. Also comical watching Renn go for 23. Generally defense was bad. Rodgers was a total liability - Underwood needed to pull him quicker in 2nd half.
Still amazing fight down TSJ. On to the next
Still amazing fight down TSJ. On to the next
Edey should have fouled out early in that game. The refs were very generous in their no calls. Lots of three second violations too.
I will take the effort. I question our game plan to start the game though. Harmon was a better matchup for this game than Rodgers.
We won’t have a harder game / environment the rest of the season. It will only get more “winnable” from here and this team didn’t lay down. Also, will give BU credit for recognizing Ty wasn’t working and keeping him out for the last 15 minutes or so. Had we kept allowing Edey to camp under the basket while Ty went into an unguarded dribble hand-off, it would have been 90-60 Purdue. I know he doesn’t have a green light, but if defenders are going to completely ignore him, I have to imagine he’s competent enough to shoot at least once.