Pregame: Illinois vs Houston, Thursday, March 26th, 9:05pm CT, TBS

[Dan]

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (Houston, TX)

3 Illinois vs 2 Houston
Thursday, March 26th
9:05pm CT
TBS

 

[TheChief4Life]

Illinois by 8

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Need to bring our A+++ game to win this one.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Gotta put on the road warrior cap. (again, 2 miles from UH’s campus)

 

[foby]

Gonna be MSU + 1st Half VCU x 2. Come with A game from Tipoff or go home.

 

[PizzaHutParkingLot]

I’ll be growing out a mustache for this one

 

[altgeld88]

I’m here to give thanks that the Sweet Sixteen thread is underway with over five mins remaining v VCU.

Beat Houston.

 

[BrimfieldBomber]

Play like the 2nd halves of both of these past 2 games and we are good!

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Matt Norlander will post the correct tip time when it's announced

 

[Ats123]

Want it to happen, fun group, feels like they have the it factor. However, when I put on my non Illini hat, I don’t like the matchup. It will take 40 mins of our very very best.

 

[illiniguy24]

The last time Illinois played a tournament game on my birthday

 

[BBlock24]

Have to bring our A++++++++ game and then some.

 

[Champaign88]

I like that VCU is sort of Houston-lit le in terms of intensity, but Houston also just murdered A&M on the glass and has better scorers.

Gonna have to show we are tough anns physical enough to hang.

 

[jamarvelous31]

Always fun to see who Brad tries to talk more to in the handshake line...

 

[Trueblue777]

Didn’t realize until now we have to play Houston at Houston.

 

[TheChief4Life]

Didn’t realize until now we have to play Houston at Houston.

You might be the last one in the country…

 

[OrangeBlue98]

Want it to happen, fun group, feels like they have the it factor. However, when I put on my non Illini hat, I don’t like the matchup. It will take 40 mins of our very very best.

Play defense like we did in the second half, and we have a real shot. Houston has the propensity to go really cold.

I know the game is in Houston, but this one isn’t at their on campus arena. It won’t be wildly pro-Houston.

 

[Rusty]

Road games are our friend.

 

[robow7]

How is it that Houston can play at Houston ? I thought that kind of thing ended in Kentucky ?

 

[21ChampaignSt]

Two Sweet 16's in three years.

Sixth time in program history that we've done that.

 

[JJE]

Call me crazy, but I think if we win this game we make it to the Final 4.

 

[bdutts]

Play defense like we did in the second half, and we have a real shot. Houston has the propensity to go really cold.

I know the game is in Houston, but this one isn’t at their on campus arena. It won’t be wildly pro-Houston.

Yes it will be. Guaranteed it will be packed with Cougars fans. Edit: it’s 4 miles from campus to Toyota Center.

 

[PizzaHutParkingLot]

Road games are our friend.

Rob the f****** bank

 

[illini510]

Let's see if BU learned anything from the last whooping that Houston gave us in the tournament. I have no expectation that they will win. Just hope they put up a decent fight. The pattern of performance against elite teams have not been pretty for this program in recent years so it will come as a major shock if they pull it out. Still happy to see them get back to the Sweet 16. This is great for the program and to keep us relevant moving forward