Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Illinois 71, Iowa 59 Postgame
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Amazing how the love of sports can mean so much. I’m not a Cubs fan but got to enjoy their World Series win with my mom before she passed. Her excitement was infectious. Rest in peace to all of our departed Mamey’s!My grandmother raised me and is THE reason I'm a sports and Illini fan(as well as the Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks, but the Illini were her favorite out of all of them). We called her Mamey. She died on my birthday in 2021 from cancer. I never get that emotional, but I'm really emotional and teary-eyed right now. She would've LOVED this! I love you, Mamey! This is for you.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
not wrong:
My favorite part of the game was how we were the more poised team in crunch time.
Huge shotmaking from Tomi down the stretch. Still hope we regain our touch from 3, we'll need it!
Huge shotmaking from Tomi down the stretch. Still hope we regain our touch from 3, we'll need it!
I stood up and moved to the right. Didn’t move after that
It feels kind of surreal that they actually did it. This is not the dominant team from 2005 but this is a team we knew had the potential to make it to the Final Four if they put it all together. It feels like that Wisconsin OT loss in the BIG Tournament and that players only meeting at Boswell's apartment maybe got them re-focused. I will take that loss if it meant a re-focused energy straight to the Final Four!
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
April Illini basketball has a good ring to it!
What a special team. No matter what happens next week, this team has a special place in the rafters.
Beating Iowa to get to Final 4 makes it even better. My in-laws are real quiet now.
What a special team. No matter what happens next week, this team has a special place in the rafters.
Beating Iowa to get to Final 4 makes it even better. My in-laws are real quiet now.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
The officiating looked horrible in person. My mother-in-law confirmed it looked equally as terrible on TV.
Great atmosphere. Horrendous officiating. Illini win. Final Four birth. Well worth the last minute 7.5 hour drive.
Great atmosphere. Horrendous officiating. Illini win. Final Four birth. Well worth the last minute 7.5 hour drive.
purcy51
- Louisville, KY
We owe each of em a beat down so
I pray this guy never dons an Illinois jersey.
Joel Goodson
- how was I to know, she was with the Russians too?
Good for you to make that long drive to watch history!
I'm so tempted to go back to that Nebraska thread back in December haha.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
All Big Ten of course.
The announcers called out several blown calls.
My favorite part of the game was how we were the more poised team in crunch time.
Huge shotmaking from Tomi down the stretch. Still hope we regain our touch from 3, we'll need it!
Huge shotmaking from Tomi down the stretch. Still hope we regain our touch from 3, we'll need it!
That layup he made late off the lob from Keaton was not as easy as it looked. He was pretty under the basket and it took remarkable composure to gather himself and go up with it. Just very impressive shotmaking from him all game.
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