Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Thursday, March 13th, 5:30pm CT, BTN

[Dan]

Big Ten Tournament Second Round (Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN)

#7 Illinois vs #15 Iowa
Thursday, March 13th
5:30pm CT
BTN

Winner gets #2 Maryland on Friday.

[BTT Bracket (pdf)]

 

[Dan]

BTN (Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel, & Andy Katz)

No. 24 Illini Begin Big Ten Tournament Title Defense Thursday - University of Illinois Athletics

Illini enter the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 7 seed.

fightingillini.com

 

[blackdog]

I want this to be a repeat of two weeks ago but it's never that easy.

 

[frozenrope9190]

We could retire Fran McCaffrey.

 

[PizzaHutParkingLot]

I demand a DGL get-right game & minutes for the RKB trio

 

[TheodoreRex]

If we play our game, play a lick of defense- we easily win this game...

 

[The pop of Champaign]

Time to beat the squawks twice

 

[oldman]

Didn’t see this coming.

 

[zentrails]

If we play our game, play a lick of defense- we easily win this game...

And hopefully Morez doesn't even have to jump once as he gets eased back in.

 

[Navy_illini]

Got to go inside

 

[PizzaHutParkingLot]

Got to go inside

Us:

 

[zentrails]

Got to go inside

And keep them from going wild from 3

 

[redwingillini11]

BEAT IOWA!!!!

 

[illiniswish09]

We should frickin steamroll them

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Time to stare down Fran one last time.

 

[tcb13]

I don't like this match up. My fear is Iowa starts hot from 3 and we try matching them, going 1 for our first 17.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Gotta win this game, should win this game.

 

[IlliniHardwood]

As I said, I like our draw...

 

[thefalcon5]

Obviously the easier of the two, but objectively a worse opponent for seeding purposes.

It won’t matter either way as long as we win the next two.

 

[DeeIL89]

We guarded Iowa's 3s well in the previous matchup. Just continue to play good defense and we should take care of business.

 

[Thaillini22]

I'm ready for the gleefully over-exuberant posts post win and the hottest of hot doom takes post loss.

#entertainment

 

[kyillinifan]

Put Tomi down low because they have no one to cover him. Even if they get hot from 3 we should still beat them. KB should have fun with Harding. During the second half he turned it over 3 time on three plays. Won't KB probably be on Dix or Santfort? Again Tomi and Rez should have a field day in the lane. They do not play def.

 

[CleverHandle1]

Take no damn prisoners! It's not a Q1 game, but let's beat them by 20 points again and get this thing rolling!

Wouldn't it be something if this becomes the first of a few "upsets" that elevates Da Beloved's chances to advancing in the Big Dance.

 

[One Man Fast Break]

Must Win to hold onto a 6.

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

Obviously the easier of the two, but objectively a worse opponent for seeding purposes.

It won’t matter either way as long as we win the next two.

Unlikely