Game Thread: Illinois at Rutgers

[Indy Illini Fan]

Sommerville is from Peoria?

WTF?

Yep ... Played at Richwoods ... Right outside the top 100 out of HS ...

 

[CDRUSN]

The safest place on the court right now is right under our net while we are clanging threes at the rate of 1 for 12 (8.3%). Are we starting to figure out that our points lie in driving the lane or feeding our bigs down low? It might be too much to hope for, but I'm an optimist.

 

[PROCK]

Seriously dump it down low to Ivicic every single time and get out of his way. They have no one to guard him!

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Luckily Rutgers has reverted back to being Rutgers and somehow we aren't completely out of this.

We can absolutely win this. And we freaking NEED to win this if this season is going to wind up being anything to write home about.

 

[Oracle21]

Sommerville is from Peoria?

WTF?

His Dad Marcellus was a pretty well thought of recruit back in the day

 

[OrangeLife]

This team's going to make me an alcoholic!

Recovering from surgery, having to watch this sober. We are starting to show signs of life. Let's hope this trend continues.

 

[biglug58]

Is it just me or does Bailey walk every time he has the ball?

 

[jumpingjack]

Luckily Rutgers has reverted back to being Rutgers and somehow we aren't completely out of this.

I don't know where our heads were at early but it looks like Rutgers felt like joining the party.
Their shot selection has been teeeeerrrible.
Hope they keep it up.

 

[skyIdub]

Talk is cheap. He's gotta start making some hard decisions with this staff.

 

[Illini8420]

Get it to within 6 by half

 

[blife]

As bad as we have been, we got this to a 10-point game. Butgers doing their best Beloved imitation letting us hang around. 2 really young teams showing out tonight

 

[FleetFeetIllini]

We are just a middle of the road team there isn't much else to say anymore

Unfortunately the evidence is mounting. Maybe we can get hot as a lower seed in the tourney.

 

[Jon]

That rutgers fan interested in shooting 3s for Us?

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Pizza hut sponsorship siting...game on

 

[OrangeLife]

Riley!!

 

[Illini89]

Illinois didn't recruit him

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Boswell is a joke

He's playing defense and leads the team in rebounds. That's more than I can say about a bunch of our guys tonight

 

[TheodoreRex]

Almost every play Bailey touches the ball he shuffles his feet and travels.

Also grab the dang ball on defense and rebound

 

[skyIdub]

Uh oh!! Riley fouled shooting 3 is back baby!

 

[purcy51]

How many fouls has WR drawn on 3s this year??

 

[jumpingjack]

We've only been preaching that we have to get downhill for a month now.

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Rutgers is REALLY bad.

 

[DeeIL89]

Rutgers been missing a few shots themselves but we can't get the freaking rebounds.

 

[OrangeKrush1981]

Everybody walks. Travelling, carrying, push-offs. It's not really basketball. From the defensive side, add the hands on the chest , hip checks, and incidental contact whacks? That's a good part of the reason the goofs in zebra stripes screw up all game long. I have no idea how anyone could officiate with these "rules"

 

[CleverHandle1]

Will? 3/3. How about that! Get it under 5!