As far as the subbing goes, unfortunately most of our starters need rest. So we got to have someone come in and give them a breather now and then even if they are playing well. Especially Tomi, he's still not in the best game shape. It's pretty obvious because the last few games when he hit threes early they usually stop falling in the second half, nearly always short. We need to keep his legs as fresh as we can.
Illinois 86, Xavier 73 Postgame
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We won the game in the first 4 of the second half
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Great win, great fun! Thankful to watch these guys tonight and know that I get to do it again on Sunday!
We need Ben back next year…. Brings an energy and grit we don’t have… probably be on the cheap too… analytics love him
How can a 0 point 0% from 3 performance be "standard" for a guy who avg 8 points and shoots 35% from the 3?
He is 16th in an 18 team league in 3 pointers made for the year
Out of 34 games, this is the 5th he's had with no 3s made
Pro tip: Always call an ambulance. They deliver you directly to the ER, no waiting room delay.
We are going to need Ben on Sunday. Go Illini!
I laughed so hard at this
Hum’s minutes are so inefficient. Pretty sure there is a book about this season displaying it. Give Morez his minutes please.
All-time awesome GIF
@Will tonight
I am tired of the Ben H bashing. Blame Brad if you want. Ben only plays if Brad puts him out there. I do believe coach knows a little more about BB, than all you playground wonders. If there was a better option, Brad would use it.
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Point? Why did KJ slow the game down when Will was going nuts? He was rockin and rolllin! Then Ben was a rally killer by clanging 3's off the rim. Ok I had to get that out. Very good game overall. Everyone was clicking, doing their thing. Hate the sloppy passing, breaks up the flow of the game, will have to curb them against the Cats. My big question is--Can this team put back to back games together against top competition or will they be lethargic and show signs of fatigue? They will definitely have to hit some 3's to keep the Cats off guard. Kentucky like the Illini don't like to play defense very much. One parting question-who was suppose to be guarding Swain? Whoever it was got torched! If the Illini come out and play hard they can beat Kentucky. I would love to tell my grandson who is a Kentucky fan to stuff it! Illin 82- Cats 79
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Because he played fantastic defense and rebounded the ball when he was on the court. His shot was off but he didn't hang his head he played hard.
The post I was responding to mentioned Rez as a contibutor. And then made reference to the lack of contributions from the "rest of the bench"
I just pointed out that the "rest of the bench" was just Ben with one minute from DGL.
Yes, Morez contributed.
Was at the game. I'm sure it came off on TV by the sound but the arena was covered in orange and blue(with one major section of Kentucky Blue and other Kentucky fans scattered across the arena). But, easily 70-80% of the fans were Illini supporters. We really came out and supported our team and I would expect the same for Sunday(I'm going back and forth on whether I should go again tomorrow).
When I saw Dailyn Swayn going off, all I could think of was uh oh, there goes another average to slightly above average player who is having his career best game against us lol. But, the positive is that Freemantle was limited outside of early on in the game and same with Conwell.
We outrebounded them, we got more assists, we shot blocked, and we shot well from 3 pt range. The only thing we didn't do well was turn the ball over. Really balanced effort and was proud of Boswell, Tomi, KJ, and Riley. Riley woke up like a man possessed in that second half. Loved seeing some of that energy from him getting the crowd amp'd up since he's more of a quieter guy. Morez gave us quality minutes and key dunks when needed. You never felt like they were going to give up the lead even when Xavier went on some of their runs. They always had an answer and that's great to see given the youth on this team.
Two guys I feel for: DGL for barely getting any minutes and Ben Humrichous. DGL getting only 1 minute which was meant to spell someone in the first half is just a complete abomination as far as I'm concerned. This is my only gripe. He's going elsewhere next year and I don't blame the guy one bit. This was my first live game this season and you could really feel that the arena wanted Ben to make a three or make that one shot where he played bully ball and tried to back down his defender. I didn't hear any negative murmurs about him each time he missed a shot. Just sighs. It was honestly the first time all year that I felt truly bad for the guy. I think now that he's coming off the bench, there's no more animosity that he's taking Will's minutes anymore or that he's taking more minutes than he should be. He's honestly in the role he was meant to be and the starting 5 are the ones who should've been starting for a while now.
When I saw Dailyn Swayn going off, all I could think of was uh oh, there goes another average to slightly above average player who is having his career best game against us lol. But, the positive is that Freemantle was limited outside of early on in the game and same with Conwell.
We outrebounded them, we got more assists, we shot blocked, and we shot well from 3 pt range. The only thing we didn't do well was turn the ball over. Really balanced effort and was proud of Boswell, Tomi, KJ, and Riley. Riley woke up like a man possessed in that second half. Loved seeing some of that energy from him getting the crowd amp'd up since he's more of a quieter guy. Morez gave us quality minutes and key dunks when needed. You never felt like they were going to give up the lead even when Xavier went on some of their runs. They always had an answer and that's great to see given the youth on this team.
Two guys I feel for: DGL for barely getting any minutes and Ben Humrichous. DGL getting only 1 minute which was meant to spell someone in the first half is just a complete abomination as far as I'm concerned. This is my only gripe. He's going elsewhere next year and I don't blame the guy one bit. This was my first live game this season and you could really feel that the arena wanted Ben to make a three or make that one shot where he played bully ball and tried to back down his defender. I didn't hear any negative murmurs about him each time he missed a shot. Just sighs. It was honestly the first time all year that I felt truly bad for the guy. I think now that he's coming off the bench, there's no more animosity that he's taking Will's minutes anymore or that he's taking more minutes than he should be. He's honestly in the role he was meant to be and the starting 5 are the ones who should've been starting for a while now.
Barkley was a great talent on the court, but I don’t think he’s particularly good analyzing games. I will listen to Kellogg and Bilas. Charles is an entertainer.
Swain was 4/23 from 3 on the season... he goes 3/5. I mean good lordy 
Rest of team 6/18.
Rest of team 6/18.
How about that +20 from Ben!
Barkley is taking away Clark Kellogs minutes, not sure that is good.
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