Game Thread: Illinois vs Nebraska

[Idea Gardener]

That was quite a half.

Now come back and kick them in the teeth

 

[socalini]

Would be a minor miracle if we could get it to 5 at half

Major miracle instead.

 

[LouHenson]

You can start to see what BU is doing AS on offense and Davis on Defense. Very interesting?

 

[Jon]

Teams will definitely out shoot us, but if no one out works us, my money is on the Illini every game.

 

[UCantHideYer]

Kudos to our posters that had glimmers of optimism.

 

[Battle89]

almost everyone is a dumpster fire on defense, yeah sag off the guy shooting 95% right now. they dont think

Coaches have been watching too much of AHen’s ten yard cushion defense.

 

[Oldskoolkoach]

As long as Scirotto and crew dont get a total fouls called report and decide to balance it out

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Would you believe that we are TIED at half?

What if I told you a player on the opposing team had a career game at half?

That posters on IL were losing it.

 

[skyIdub]

Clearly the alarm was set for 3:30..

 

[Juju]

PLEASE let those last 3+ minutes of the first half carry into the second!

 

[zentrails]

I stand by my comment … We’re on a great run … That’s not the time for Davis …

Yep all he can do is a very rare make if he's WIDE open and that's all there is to his game puzzling why Brad keeps sending him out there. I'd MUCH rather see what Petro can do

 

[DeeIL89]

That's more like it! We woke up. Made stops on defense and rebounded. Oh and something called effort. Let's go win this.

 

[Bleedorangeandblue44]

It was the effort plays that got Illinois back in the game

 

[ImGonnaBeILL]

Halftime speech:

"Kylan you don't leave Sandfort the next 20 minutes."

Could count the # of his dribbles all half on 1 hand. Absolutely make him put it on the hardwood

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Indy…. Take a deep breath brother!

Someone’s gotta have the fire in the belly my friend !!!!

The boys didn’t have it at the start !!!!

 

[InDaAZ]

3PT / 2PT
Sandfort 75% / 80%
Teammates 29% / 40%

Seems like the second half defensive strategy is pretty straightforward…

 

[illiram]

I've never been this excited to be Tied at half before.

 

[IllinistrandedinHouston]

Foul him “hard” a couple of times.

 

[Grange Grover]

This teams got FIGHT! Love it. Let’s play the next 20 like the last 5

 

[hoopsfan47]

Kudos to our posters that had glimmers of optimism.

they deserve deep respect....unfortunately that set is empty.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

NEBBY honestly gotta be kicking themselves. Played the half of their lives, shot out of their minds, and it’s a tie game at half.

 

[CDRUSN]

Why does it take Brad and staff so long to make defensive adjustments when an opposing player is having the best game of his career against us? Other than sheer stubbornness, I am clueless. I would like to see Brad challenge Boswell to live up to his billing as an elite defender by assigning him to stick like glue to Sandfort, and limit his effectiveness as a shooter in the second half.

 

[skyIdub]

This is the f’ing B1G. You but a body on that skinny mfer a couple times and remind him of that.

It’s coaching malpractice and clueless players that you don’t execute that.

 

[IlliniwekKDR]

Haha….those poor folks who bailed on watching so early really missed some fun basketball at the end of the half. That’s why you play 40 minutes.

Nebraska wasn't going to shoot at that ridiculous high rate for a full 40 minutes. It never felt out of reach to me

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Wagler 4 assists to 0 turnovers.