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    Illinois 105, Minnesota 97 Postgame

    What happened to the defense? It was solid early in the season and just kinda vanished lately, they made stops down the stretch when it was needed and any win in the B10 is gold, but these guys know they have to tighten it up better on the defensive side, especially if they have visions of...
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    Penn State 90, Illinois 89 Postgame

    Literally felt like punching the TV, worst loss in recent memory, with so much on the line, those clowns lose to a team that was riding a three game losing streak and was without one of their best players. Totally unacceptable and disappointing, especially given the seniority of the team.
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    Arkansas 73, Illinois 63 Postgame

    I actually picked Arkansas in my bracket, I wasn't going to fooled by this team anymore, they were only 13-11 since beating Texas; at the end of the day they were simply average at best and never learned how to play as a cohesive unit. I know he had issues with injuries but one of the players I...
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    Penn State 79, Illinois 76 Postgame

    Fitting end to a disappointing season, yeah they made the tournament but IMO they should have done more with the talent they had, with it all said and done one of the main culprits of an underachieving season was the lack of a consistent long range shooter. Good luck in the tournament and they...
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    Illinois 91, Michigan 87 2OT Postgame

    Nothing is easy with this team, their continued lack of execution made this game harder then it had to be, with that said, a win is a win, now they've set themselves up nicely to improve on their seeding and going into Mackey Arena and pulling off a upset and a deep BTT run would do just that...
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Michigan, Thursday, March 2nd, 6:00pm CT, ESPN

    As bad as that last loss was, this team still has a chance to bolster their NCAA seeding with a win against Michigan and Purdue and a deep BTT run, they have the talent to do so, unfortunately that talent at times has been wasted on poor effort and execution.
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    Ohio State 72, Illinois 60 Postgame

    Is anybody really surprised? You literally don't know whose going to show up, this damn team can make it to the Sweet Sixteen or get bounced in the 1st round.
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State

    Revenge tour Part I, PSU smoked the Illini on their homecourt last meeting, time to return the favor, PSU has been reeling lately, losers of four in a row. Let's make it five.
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    Pregame: Illinois at Iowa, Saturday, February 4th, 1:30pm CT, FOX

    Slept walked in the last game, can't do that Saturday, Iowa has some serious fire power, in their last two wins they lit up two good defensive teams in Rutgers and Northwestern. good news is the bench has been playing fairly well lately, that needs to continue.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Ohio State, Tuesday, January 24th, 6:00pm CT, ESPN

    This team is all over the place, for the most part when they win they dominate, when they lose they get blown out. Which team shows up tonight, good Illini or bad Illini.
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    Pregame: Illinois vs Wisconsin, Saturday, January 7th, 12:30pm CT, ESPN2

    Gut check time, can't afford many more losses.
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    Northwestern 73, Illinois 60 Postgame

    Glad you mentioned Hawkins, dude hasn't provided the leadership I thought he would, once a role player always a role player I guess.
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    Northwestern 73, Illinois 60 Postgame

    Embarrassing performance, outplayed in virtually every area of the game. How in the hell did they beat Texas and UCLA?
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    Mississippi State 19, Illinois 10 Postgame

    That score epitomized the season, great defensive effort followed by an uneven offensive effort. Hopefully the next QB can be more of a playmaker than manager. This season should bolster their recruiting efforts as they've shown they're not the complete wasteland program of recent memory.
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    Illinois unranked in AP Poll

    This team does have talent, however that can only take you so far, at this point they don't have a true identity or leader; the B10 is looking like it's going to be as competitive as ever, so they better figure things out sooner than later, or they'll find themselves on the outside looking in so...