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    Texas Tech 84, Illinois 78 Postgame

    On the bright side…I still think this team is really good, and could potentially be truly great by March. Bad experiences teach faster than good ones.
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    Texas Tech 84, Illinois 78 Postgame

    On the bright side…I still think this team is really good, and could potentially be truly great by March. Bad experiences teach faster than good ones.
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    Texas Tech 84, Illinois 78 Postgame

    That game broke my brain.
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Texas Tech

    That last defensive possession hurt. Still in it.
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Texas Tech

    Tomi with with a little Keaton move!
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Texas Tech

    Just gotta keep this defensive intensity up. Much better so far this half. I believe.
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    Game Thread: Illinois at Texas Tech

    Well at least DGL didn’t make that last dunk…
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    Pregame: Illinois at Texas Tech, Tuesday, November 10th, 7:00pm CT, Peacock

    That was ‘24, I believe, and a home game. I think ‘23 was an early non-con game for TSJ’s final year. I think we were in this game for a most of it, and maybe even took a lead at half or early second half, but then Tennessee just took a lead and kept us at arms length.
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    Pregame: Illinois at Texas Tech, Tuesday, November 10th, 7:00pm CT, Peacock

    Yes! For like 1-2 years, they were gotta haves in middle school for me. I started with knockoff brands (I think they were Voits), because my Mom didn't wanna pay for the Reeboks...but I eventually also got Reeboks. Similarly...they maybe worked right for a week. Terrible product, brilliant...
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    Illinois 112, Penn 70 Postgame

    This team is fun. We just scored 112 points against a solid mid-major, in a game where: Andrej only played 22 minutes Tomi lead the team in assists Vaaks didn’t make a 3 Ethan Brown lead the team in rebounds (10!) We only shot 69% from the FT line. All without our All-American and our elite...
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Baylor (Exhibition)

    Ahhhh…I’ve missed the doom and gloom of the game threads. Now it really feels like basketball is back!
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    Pregame: Illinois at Cincinnati (Exhibition), Saturday, October 17th, 4:00pm CT

    I second this. I was really impressed when I took my kids a few years back.
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    Oh yeah...how could I forget about USC and their depth.
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    Illini Basketball 2026-2027

    Great...what am I supposed to panic about now?
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