Game Thread: Illinois vs Houston

[AndyKaufmanstutor]

Did they seriously just call that on Humrichous? We should be in the bonus already…getting hammered.

 

[jrock]

Rocky vs Apollo. I like how we are throwing punches. Keep swarming on Defense amd we got this.

 

[Oracle21]

This game is a rock fight so far

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

Boswell needs to drive to kick to Ben there. LOL at Tuggler bullrushing Z from behind no call, and then they call a touch foul on Ben with 4 on the shot clock

 

[champaignpak]

the refs will decide the game at this point, mirk got smacked in the face and nothing

 

[Illinicpa14]

These guys are not a juggernaut - just keep the effort. This isn’t playing the 92 dream team

 

[CDRUSN]

Double face slaps are no call, and that bump by Ben is a foul? SMH

 

[Chad Fleck]

LOL. They show that "good position" on a rebound for Tuggler.

That would be a 2 handed push to the back.

 

[AnnaMay]

they call THAT on BH after how physical this has been?

Clearly wanted to get to the tv timeout

 

[hoopsfan47]

On the way to a 44-43 final score. Love our defensive focus...not so much our shooting. AS can score obviously. Keaton can get to the rim. But who else will score! Stay tuned.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Our high ball screen stuff is not working. Need to find an alternative.

 

[jmm]

Keaton has been missing a lot of layups recently.. He needs to dunk that..

AND THAT WAS TWO MISSED FOULS!

100%

 

[Flyin' Illini]

We haven't made a shot from more than 4 feet out

 

[LuckyIllini]

Then they call a foul on that?

 

[JJE]

Ben with a legit foul, but soft. But they aren’t calling guys getting hacked every time we drive the ball.

 

[Illini2010-11]

They called that foul though...

Very frustrating to watch a defense that fouls on virtually every play get next to nothing called.

 

[zentrails]

Keaton was hacked three times on that drive

above the elbow, not even close to the ball

 

[Illinisnake]

That two point jump shot Kylan took deserves him a spot on the bench. That’s literally the shots we don’t take.

 

[abchew2]

I feel really good about our chances of our defense and rebounding is this locked in the rest of the game. The offense will come as long as we don’t let them get going

 

[Illiniaaron]

And…..a touch foul on Illinois.

 

[Ryllini]

Wish bam would’ve decked it to the hoop instead of a fade away. We had numbers. How in the hell did they call that last foul on Ben

 

[Illin1]

If we can keep these defensive game up and start making our shots, this game should fall into our favor. Just can’t get complacent.

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

Apparently you can rip players arms off tonight and no foul but if you stand in front of someone it’s a foul!

 

[FleetFeetIllini]

Their defense is good, but not as terrorizing as I feared.

Blowing up the pick and roll every time, though. We're not moving the ball fast enough to take advantage of the double.

 

[SuperMetroid]

We are doing well not turning it over but we have to make them pay for these double teams. We aren’t moving the ball fast enough.

Lane is wiiiide open. Need to get some cutters to the basket