Illinois 75, Tennessee 62 Postgame

[Bleedorangeandblue44]

Jake Davis a huge corner 3 when I think it was a 1-point game.

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

Dre’s dad gonna show him that missed dunk tape the rest of his life in fun!

 

[SummerofGeorge]

Got to give the coaching staff credit. A week of practice made a world of difference and in game adjustments were great. What’s most impressive is winning this getting out rebounded 44-30.

 

[skyIdub]

Did the team Uber to Pizza Hut at halftime?

 

[CDRUSN]

After this game, Jelly Roll is going to have to leave country singing behind for a few days, and brush up on his blues repertoire.

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

Ben set a floor on the acceptable level of effort tonight. His play and compete level lit a fire under the entire team.

Hope it continues moving forward.

 

[Thaillini22]

Humrichous has really stepped into the Adalia Mckenzie-type glue role

He often does one of my favorite things in basketball, which is to slap the ball when snagging a rebound.

 

[DeeIL89]

That 2nd half for us=Toughness. If the team brings that toughness to every game good things will happen.

 

[Mambo]

Given his prison record, it's probably not the first time.

Bro I’m dead

 

[Chase321]

Not to undersell our team, but Tennessee should be embarrassed in themselves. To leave such a dominant first half with just a two-point lead and then get absolutely punked that second half, oof.

Huh? Dominant on the boards but not a dominant first half for them.

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

Great hustle down the stretch

It was the exact opposite of the first half on boards

Hummer did a lot of the little things that wont show up. I know 92.7% of this board hates the kid, but he was the glue down the stretch.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

It’ll be a shorter post on my phone than what I would normally say while typing on my computer, but I’m really proud of these guys. They addressed almost every concern I had after the UConn game!!

 

[blackdog]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1997503865907024316

Z has absolutely no idea what he is doing

 

[Ga65]

Keaton with 16 pts, 8 Rebs, and 5 asts. Led or tied for the lead in all three categories while being the primary ball handler and second on the team in minutes. Maybe the most impressive recruiting diamond in the rough we’ve ever had.

Better than Riley was at this point in the season.

 

[derrick6]

Jake Davis a huge corner 3 when I think it was a 1-point game.

Just huge like you said! Happy for him and ecstatic for us!

 

[IcingOutABlueGuy]

Got a genuine laugh out of me during the broadcast

 

[Orangetool]

Gotta love Jake Davis.
Still.

 

[Thaillini22]

Aw naw you d'int!

 

[blife]

Whatever BU said at half time, bottle and use it before every game from here out. Tremendous effort in a really physical game. These guys gave a grown man effort to win this by double figure

 

[I-L-L 1318]

A healthy Tomi is a world of difference

 

[Idea Gardener]

I think this game was huge for role identification and clarifying that this team wins from an inside-out approach.

 

[PizzaHutParkingLot]

He often does one of my favorite things in basketball, which is to slap the ball when snagging a rebound.

Luke Goode gave him some tips in the offseason

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

ZZ Top he is not!

 

[Illini in Italy]

How about just show themselves the f*** out? For good . . .

 

[KBLEE]

Keaton with 16 pts, 8 Rebs, and 5 asts. Led or tied for the lead in all three categories while being the primary ball handler and second on the team in minutes. Maybe the most impressive recruiting diamond in the rough we’ve ever had.

Dude plays like he's been in the program for 3 years. Mature beyond his years.