Game Thread: Illinois vs Ohio State

[New Creation]

Taking the ball to the rim, now a 10-0 run

 

[NarrowJ]

That run sparked by Ben's defense

 

[skyIdub]

LETS F#CKING GO!!!@

 

[PasadenaIllini]

We are getting big brothered on the boards. We need to bow up down there.

 

[Illini8420]

Oh yeah, Tomi makes a huge difference lol

 

[DB11Headband]

That run sparked by Ben's defense

Got away with a clear foul but yes will give him that

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Ivisic for three

 

[PasadenaIllini]

We missed you Tomi!!!

 

[SuperMetroid]

Isn't it 14 - 13?

No it’s 16-14 us

 

[PlayDeeBrownNote]

Oh yeah, this is what fun basketball is like.

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

Crazy how when all players are back how the spacing changes so much!

 

[chadbrochill420]

you were saying?

 

[FloridaMan]

Let's string some solid minutes together here!

 

[CleverHandle1]

That run sparked by Ben's defense

I'll give him that one, but needs to be done more.

 

[derrick6]

Hum with a block, KB a beautiful cut makes a layup, Ivisic 3!

 

[illini510]

Nice D by BH there!

It's bad when we have to cheer for one good play out of the guy. It's gotten that bad for Humbrickous

 

[Leelnd]

The difference is we are actually running offense.

 

[Jon]

even just Tomi's 7ft corpse standing at the 3pt line completely changes the offense.

 

[sacraig]

This is such a different team when Tomi is able to stretch the defense out. Even if he's not 100%, the fact that the D has to respect him opens the game up for the rest of the offense.

 

[skyIdub]

Maybe Krush and the team got the message.

We'll call it the Loyalty Effect.

 

[Illini2010-11]

Not a great start, but dang does the team flow better with Ivisic playing. The threat from 3 also puts so much pressure on the opposition.

 

[CDRUSN]

What if everybody came back next year… what if…

What if worms had machine guns? Then birds wouldn't screw with them.

 

[blife]

Good to see the Beloved looking more like themselves

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Don't bother trying to say anything positive about him. Won't matter. I've tried. He's the whipping boy. Every team has one.

 

[derrick6]

What I like about the new starting lineup is the bench is equally strong