Illinois 80, Missouri 77 Postgame

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Brad was telling them to foul at the end... see him tapping the wrist...

 

[sacraig]

KenPom: 20 to 23?

 

[Gordon Shumway]

LOL at Mizzou being sore losers and not shaking our hands...

Did that happen? I passed out when that last shot hit the rim and missed the post-game.

 

[rtbritt]

Why can’t they call a tech on big dude who threw Rez down? Should have been a double tech on them..

 

[ejam21]

i know its kinda early but thats a quad 1 win as of today...

 

[skyIdub]

Have to actually W to learn how to W. Great learning

This is such a great point with such a young team. Learning how to win at this level.
Kudos to BU for making the schedule hard af.

Now get yer rotation right dammit.

 

[ginabackes00]

Sadly, the strategy when Ben is in the game is to take him to the post. The only guy we have that can counter is Rez. The refs made it difficult to keep him in the game.

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Boswell couldn't get to the line at Zona. Thankfully, our staff reminded him he's built like a running back and to initiate as much contact as possible in the lane. When all else fails and that zone causes us to tighten up, get to the line.

 

[AyoDos11]

hmmmmm.... win & we drop 3 spots in kenpom.
seems off

KenPom: 20 to 23?

I think it's because we slightly underperformed the metric predictions, and there's not much separating the teams ranked around us.

Edit: just checked, and yeah, #20-#23 are separated by 0.04 efficiency rating

 

[uofi7477]

Are we still firing Brad and the rest of the staff??. Glad to see KJ and KB be clutch and get a win!

Under consideration.

 

[ILL-Intentions]

Why can’t they call a tech on big dude who threw Rez down? Should have been a double tech on them..

I want to know too. It should have been reviewed and a flagrant assigned.

 

[Bbuck21]

22-23 from the free throw line. Thankfully, the one miss didn't cost us. LET'S FREAKING GOOOOO.

Still room for improvement.

 

[OrangeBlue98]

Oh yeah, this rivalry is back baby!!!!

Maybe in future years the powers that be will get this game in a better TV spot. This game should always be a late afternoon or later Saturday slot or a Thursday night type of game leading into a holiday weekend. Friday is fine for in-person attendance, but not great for TV. Noon on Sunday sucks - not a lot of time to "prepare" for the game, and you can't really get hammered on Saturday night since you'd be hungover for the tip the next afternoon (um, not like I'd know that from personal experience or, um, something . . .).

 

[21ChampaignSt]

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

For those who are about ready to jump off a ledge, assuming we beat Chicago State, a 7-2 non conference record would have been highly acceptable before the season started. Add a home and home split to start the conference season and I think we're in a good spot.

 

[derrick6]

Good. We don’t need to sully our hands with filth

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

i know its kinda early but thats a quad 1 win as of today...

Mizzou probably gonna go 0-18 in conference again …

 

[madillini4]

With the way we inbound the ball and the way Ben boxes out, no, do not do this. We are one of the few teams where this strategy has a decent chance of giving us a mind melting loss.

Absolutely not. Missouri literally missed a wide open shot lol. Always foul up 3 in that situation.

 

[CDRUSN]

Boswell is quickly emerging as the on floor leader of this team, using his voice and hard nosed play to inspire his teammates when a spark is badly needed. So glad to see that from him. KJ is starting to get more vocal too, in addition to his elite level shot making especially when the pressure is on. Now, if the coaches can just address these late game lapses that are making things way too close down the stretch. as comfortable leads slip away.

 

[IlliniKat91]

Maybe in future years the powers that be will get this game in a better TV spot. This game should always be a late afternoon or later Saturday slot or a Thursday night type of game leading into a holiday weekend. Noon on Sunday sucks - not a lot of time to "prepare" for the game, and you can't really get hammered on Saturday night since you'd be hungover for the tip the next afternoon (um, not like I'd know that from personal experience or, um, something . . .).

I wonder what the Blues' schedule is and if that had an impact on the time. If they're playing tomorrow, they might have needed to have the game early so the crew could turn it over in enough time.

 

[Oracle21]

Boswell couldn't get to the line at Zona. Thankfully, our staff reminded him he's built like a running back and to initiate as much contact as possible in the lane. When all else fails and that zone causes us to tighten up, get to the line.

Very true. He’s shot more FTs in 11 games at Illinois than he did all year at Arizona

 

[JJE]

As a fan of basketball the officiating is an absolute travesty every year, on both sides of the ball. The officiating is bipolar. One second mugging a guy is ok, the next play you barely touch a player and they call it. It’s been like this forever and I have no idea why.

 

[sacraig]

I think it's because we slightly underperformed the metric predictions, and there's not much separating the teams ranked around us.

Edit: just checked, and yeah, #20-#23 are separated by 0.04 efficiency rating

Right. It's just frustrating. We have the potential to be very much more efficient than this if we can just get our ducks in a row, but it probably is an accurate reflection of how we are playing right now.

 

[SescIllini]

It used to be...then 1 or both teams became less relevant.

 

[CleverHandle1]

I hear you, but I want them to beat Alabama, Tennessee and Auburn, to be honest. These potential wins boost the Illini, correct?