Illinois 88, Purdue 80 Postgame

[DB11Headband]

 

[altgeld88]

No beer is safe in Chambana

After Unofficial and this win, I counsel looting the inventory in West Lafayette

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

The Beef House meal will be somber.

Attend the Beef House often enough and chances are you will run into me in there LOL ... ELITE level food ...

 

[OskeeLoyalty]

Feels good having so many consecutive 20-game win seasons

 

[zentrails]

Well, well, well ... I love beating Purdue and Michigan within a week of each other ...

And both of them ranked as well.
Pretty sure we will now enter the BTT ranked as well.

 

[OskieWowWow]

If we run into them again, might as well double TKR the whole game and not have anyone guard Furst. I don't know what Purdue sees in that kid to let him start

 

[HailtotheChief]

I just wanna say one more time.. I don't know Kylans stats but he has been solid, huge and clutch lately. Really like how he is playing now...if his shot reverts to how he has if the past look out going forward this year and next.

 

[illini0440]

Let's see if Jerry Palm keeps us an 8 seed tomorrow!

Probably be a 9

 

[Illini4Christ]

How many of his 29 would TKR have if Morez was playing?

6

 

[alexander58]

How many of his 29 would TKR have if Morez was playing?

Morez would have changed this game. That’s all I could think about.

 

[HailtotheChief]

If we run into them again, might as well double TKR the whole game and not have anyone guard Furst. I don't know what Purdue sees in that kid to let him start

Having Rez will help!

 

[kyillinifan]

I said in the game thread that we miss Rez and his size would have helped. They probably would have called 5 fouls on Rez against TKR. Great win. As we move on we are going to need a better def. I thought KB did a good job on Smith.

 

[Dragons89]

As I said, Tre White is all the way back.

Yes yes yes. Now stay home and do it again next year. Stability will help him in the long run. Hope the mid season lesson is just what the doctor ordered!

 

[PlayDeeBrownNote]

If we run into them again, might as well double TKR the whole game and not have anyone guard Furst. I don't know what Purdue sees in that kid to let him start

Hopefully next time we have REZ to shut him down.

 

[TooHot4Tots]

Helluva way to finish. D was rough but saw Alexander and OA step in calling out D the last few minutes. Riley gets a steal and then guys locked in. Great win!

 

[illini0440]

How many of his 29 would TKR have if Morez was playing?

Exactly what I wanted TKR is gonna score just make him take 20+ shots to get there

 

[DeeIL89]

Ben is settling in in his role off the bench nicely and it's showing. His best game by far this season. Clutch threes. What we've been wanting to see from him. Did an admirable job for the most part on defense coming in helping Tomi with TKR.

 

[Chase3]

Few thoughts. Jeffrey Anderson should be working at McDonalds. KJ and Ben are sometime the most frustrating players ever but we've gotta ride or die with them. No more complaints...these guys give their all. Lastly, anyone calling for Brad's job should just hop off the Illinois fan train right now. Been an Illini fan 26 years and this is top five proudest moments I've ever had as a fan of this team especially after the direction we looked to be headed post Duke loss.

 

[Ryllini]

Attend the Beef House often enough and chances are you will run into me in there LOL ... ELITE level food ...

It is, but a night like tonight might require a stop at the Oakwood truck stop.

 

[WolfpackIllini]

How many of his 29 would TKR have if Morez was playing?

He'd be down 14 and a collarbone

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

I just wanna know who's idea was it to not stunt the gaps on braden Smith or double Kauffman renn until the final 3 minutes.

You know exactly who's idea it was ...

 

[zentrails]

Is our tourney spot secure now?

bye bye any chance of getting the dreaded 8th seed~!

 

[blife]

WR with the HUGE steal at the end. He has really found his footing. Let's ride WR and KJ as far as they can take us. Been a real fun ride watching them grow as true freshman. Special players.

 

[RockfordIllini]

I said TKR and Smith both needed superstar performances to beat us. They came close. I thought every one of Smith’s 3s were going in at the end.

But we made them have to play perfect to beat us and they couldn’t do it. We get Morez back and we rolling.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Exactly what I wanted TKR is gonna score just make him take 20+ shots to get there

Loyer and Smith 2/11 from three. That is how you beat Purdue.