Illinois 98, Nebraska 87 Postgame
Massive change in defensive play in 2nd half. The adjustment to start switching on the high screen and roll was key. Took Nebraska out of their flow and we started stringing together a bunch of stops.
Illini outscored Nebby 58-36 in the 2nd half.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Basketball is a game of runs.
illiniorphan
- Centralia
Just an amazing performance by Shannon!!! Refused to lose this game.
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
One of the best halves of basketball I’ve seen an Illinois team play.
The good: TSJ. Our overall 2nd half play
The bad: 1st half play
The ugly: Grant Hill’s ability to pronounce names. CoCKburn. Doe So Moe. Tomiyaga. Take the mic away from this man
The bad: 1st half play
The ugly: Grant Hill’s ability to pronounce names. CoCKburn. Doe So Moe. Tomiyaga. Take the mic away from this man
My wife has had bipolar disorder since 2007. This team is 10x more bipolar than she is...
If basketball is a game of runs, we ran them out of the gym in the 2nd half!!
Wow, what a comeback! I feel like Hamer was taken off the defensive call middle of 2nd half. We looked, simply, different!
Give Fletch a raise. Our stamina took over
That was awesome. Get another tomorrow!!!
That was a good win, no doubt. Nebraska is well-coached, plays smart, plays hard.
25 wins is also the most Brad has had in a season here. Let's hope he blows past that this year!
Terrance f'ing Shannon!
That was a prime example of why it pays to be old.
The “Shannon game” is now Illini lore. What a performance!
The “Shannon game” is now Illini lore. What a performance!
Wish it would give the fan base more confidence. Me included.
My only concern is that we are not a deep team. Three tough games in a row with our top guys logging a lot of minutes followed by our tournament games beginning 4 days later. I'm hoping that we aren't going to see issues with fatigue.
