Illinois 83, Northwestern 74 Postgame
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You must not be married.
Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
And if that is the same lead you had at halftime (plus or minus a point) then by definition you played your opponent even for most of the second half. Not great.
Lots of people are using the 35/5 thing so maybe I’m nuts. But I saw near perfection on both ends in the first half, followed by a slight drop off in O and a big drop off in D in the second half. There’s a reason Brad was yelling at Hamer.
And then as we’ve both said the last 5 minutes were almost unfathomable.
DevILLDawg
- Meredosia, Illinois
We still have to act like Ben can play booty ball btw?
My B-i-L played up to collegiate level. He told me once he and his teammates would jockey for poistion far down the bench from their coach.
Plus I would assume statistics would show the percentage of Offensive Rebounds is greater with 3pt shots than 2 pt shots. In addition to 50% efficiency increase, the team gets more opportunities. Yes/No?
Being on phones should be banned in the student section. It automatically takes away engagement with the game (and life for that matter). Hard to tell college students today I'm sure, but I'm also sure you can find students happy to do it for those seats!
Byte for byte, this might be the zaniest post-game thread I’ve seen after a dominant win — without one of your key players — against a team that owns wins over Maryland, Indiana and Illinois and took Michigan to overtime in Ann Arbor.
The outcome was never in doubt after halftime. Yes, the Illini played the final few minutes like the game was over. It was.
The outcome was never in doubt after halftime. Yes, the Illini played the final few minutes like the game was over. It was.
sacraig
- The desert
See, you must have missed the part where we actually lost despite scoring more points than Northwestern. You see, there is a recent rule change that says only the last 5 minutes matter.
Never change loyalty message board!! We win a game or lose a game. You’re never satisfied lol. I love this team and love this program. I’ve lived through a lot of bad years and cheered through some of the best years. But I will say some of your opinions are laughable. I’ll leave it at that. And if you’re offended or upset about my post. Maybe you’re the problem.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
I agree. I’ve never seen a group of fans more disgruntled with a top 10 KenPom team in a rebuilding year that replaced 96.5% of it’s minutes from the year before.Never change loyalty message board!! We win a game or lose a game. You’re never satisfied lol. I love this team and love this program. I’ve lived through a lot of bad years and cheered through some of the best years. But I will say some of your opinions are laughable. I’ll leave it at that. And if you’re offended or upset about my post. Maybe you’re the problem.
From 2007-2020, you know how many top 10 KenPom teams we had in those 14 seasons? 0.
Now, we’re currently on our 3rd in 5 seasons. These are the good old days. Enjoy em.
Why are you a fan then?
Maybe Collins should be embassed by how his team played for the first 35 minutes?
Northwestern never had a chance
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
So, I re-watched the final four minutes again with a critical eye. We didn’t really do anything wrong until the 1:51 mark when Boswell took an early three in the shot clock. But we got the loose ball rebound out of bounds, and KJ left the game at 1:46 with a 14 point lead. We then ran a little clock, Davis missed a three and Morez got the rebound and foul at 1:31. He made one of two free throws for a 15 point lead.
Essentially, KJ was done for the day with a 15 point lead and a minute and a half left. Nothing embarrassing at this point since the TV timeout.
Northwestern came down and hit a three at 1:20 (I think it was Davis who lost his man) then Illinois came down, ran 21 seconds off the clock before Boswell shot and missed a three at :57. But Davis got a hand on the rebound and Boswell corralled it at :51. At this point we had a 12 point lead and the ball with less than a minute to go. It should have been dagger time.
Buuuut… Boswell threw a long pass that lead to an easy transition basket for Berry at :47 then Riley just gifted NW a basket at :46 and suddenly it’s an eight point game. KJ was then brought back in. DGL was then fouled and missed two free throws at :44, but again we got the loose ball rebound. From there we were able to seal it, although not without some apprehension.
So really, our only absolutely horrible stretch of basketball was from :51 to :44. Seven seconds that made the remainder of a game seem like an eternity. I would’ve like to have seen us work the ball inside after draining the clock each time instead of taking threes, but we got the rebound each time so, theoretically it shouldn’t have mattered.
One thing… perhaps this will silence the crowd that been complaining about Underwood playing his starters so late in a blowout.
Essentially, KJ was done for the day with a 15 point lead and a minute and a half left. Nothing embarrassing at this point since the TV timeout.
Northwestern came down and hit a three at 1:20 (I think it was Davis who lost his man) then Illinois came down, ran 21 seconds off the clock before Boswell shot and missed a three at :57. But Davis got a hand on the rebound and Boswell corralled it at :51. At this point we had a 12 point lead and the ball with less than a minute to go. It should have been dagger time.
Buuuut… Boswell threw a long pass that lead to an easy transition basket for Berry at :47 then Riley just gifted NW a basket at :46 and suddenly it’s an eight point game. KJ was then brought back in. DGL was then fouled and missed two free throws at :44, but again we got the loose ball rebound. From there we were able to seal it, although not without some apprehension.
So really, our only absolutely horrible stretch of basketball was from :51 to :44. Seven seconds that made the remainder of a game seem like an eternity. I would’ve like to have seen us work the ball inside after draining the clock each time instead of taking threes, but we got the rebound each time so, theoretically it shouldn’t have mattered.
One thing… perhaps this will silence the crowd that been complaining about Underwood playing his starters so late in a blowout.
And they knew it as well. The last few minutes were not great but man this game was over at 11-5 because our defense was great and northwestern basically knew they were in for a rough night.
When Illinois puts this effort they are very tough... This effort and hitting 3s then you get Oregon game and unstoppable
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