Game Thread: Illinois at UCLA

[Oldskoolkoach]

Its like we forgot to play after wagler went to locker room for a few minutes

 

[fatt lacosse]

how does something like this happen? my god it's been december since they had a legitimate loss in a fairly officiated game

 

[Troop44]

We gave them confidence after the Wagler injury and the game hasn't been the same since.

 

[Flyin' Illini]

UCLA is now shooting over 58%...

 

[DeeIL89]

That defensive collapse in the first half blowing 20 plus lead could bite us in the butt. Got to be better.

 

[hoopsfan47]

This game is over.

Not by a long shot...but the play of the last 15 min. by the Illini defense is the worst stretch of the season. I have no idea why as there is plenty on the line for motivation.

Gotta put the earplugs in to stop hearing the footsteps. Go play basketball....hard!!

 

[JSpence]

This game is over.

No. They've only missed two shots in the last 15 minutes. Only over if they are close to keeping that up.

 

[DICKnaggie]

Embarrassing. Total lack of focus and intensity. Getting outplayed by a team that has no business even close to us. Wish Brad would show a little old Brad and try and light a fire but this is on the players and will be a total lost opportunity with Michigan having lost tonight.

 

[Zorak]

I think that's a generous prediction.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

So many of our 3s falling short.

 

[zentrails]

Time to step up coach. Better find a way to change this momentum. Motivation time.

at least he called a friggin TO

 

[Juju]

If Underwood doesn't push these guys to the point of puking in the trash cans with defensive drills in this upcoming week before Michigan, we're gonna be destroyed...

 

[HailtotheChief]

At least Brad finally called a damn timeout. Try to do some in game coaching. Keaton has not shot it as well of late. He has played a ton of minutes. Bottom line we gotta get some stops.

 

[Iamgroot]

Man Brad and company deserves another raise from these defensive adjustments we will be lucky to win a 2nd game in the tournament with our play so much for elite 8 or final 4 hopes same thing as always a excuse lose to teams that we should beat by 20+

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Downright shameful effort out there. If we drop this one and wind up a 3 seed with a difficult draw, we can look back on the foolishness out there on the court today for how we put ourselves in that situation.

 

[IllinoisGrad0609]

UCLA shooting 90% over the last 15 minutes.

 

[bjp84]

Well, let’s see how this team responds after blowing a huge lead on the road. If we can’t win close games on the road or neutral court then we can’t expect to make a run in the NCAA tourney.

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Real gut check time. An insanely epic collapse. Now, how badly do we want? We're gonna learn a whole heck of a lot about this team in the next little over 14 minutes.

 

[RDS]

24 points in the paint for them. Shut that down and we win.

 

[illiram]

 

[Homecoming 2019]

Can we go back to the zone?

 

[Chase321]

What does Michigan losing tonight do for Illinois?

 

[spillini]

Time to punch back

 

[CDRUSN]

Brad can be too stubborn to adjust, and it is killing us tonight. No results the last 15 minutes to speak of by our offense and defense. I guess we just expected them to quit when we got a big lead, and are still too bewildered to reassert ourselves. Worst basketball of this season, totally unwatchable. But, not too late to take control again.

 

[NASchamp]

Not sure I’ve seen such a drastic momentum shift as this game.

We are all out of sorts. Can’t make our shots. We look shook.

They can’t miss and their crowd is in it.