Game Thread: Illinois at Maryland

[azillini1]

AS and Wagler have yet to score. Need at least one of them to get going in the 2nd half

 

[roger murdock]

I think Steve Smith doesn't like Illinois much.

Feeling is mutual.

 

[Kingo24]

If you only had watched this half of college basketball this year, you would assume that Mills must be the projected freshman lottery pick playing in this game.

 

[CleverHandle1]

Let's draw up a certain dunk for Ivisic to start the second half. Every point counts!

 

[Homecoming 2019]

not really playing bad but only up 3, weird half.

 

[NashvILLe05]

That play to cut a guy to the paint has been there all game. They either cannot stop it or refuse to stop it. Davis is making that cut and dishing.

I’d like to see Jake take more of those to the rim for layups or to draw a foul.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Pretty sure the rebounding will be mentioned at halftime.

 

[Illini1977]

I’m just not sure about this team anymore. No longer feel like sweet 16 will be easy

 

[HailtotheChief]

Ben, T, Andre. Keaton and Boz combined 2 of 12 from the field and up. Our leaders gotta get it rolling early to start the half so im not so damn stressed.

 

[RockfordIllini]

Not great. These last games against bad teams can be tricky because the bad team can play loose and free. That said I thought our defense was pretty good and they hit a lot of hard shots. Let’s see if they can do it for a full 40.

Hopefully we create some separation early in the second half. Don’t want this to go down to the wire with a team playing loose.

 

[Chuck Nuggets]

We're going to have essentially an entirely new team again next season. Hopefully they won't run out of gas 75% into the season.

 

[BryceHopkins]

Smith trying to give Md points on the scoreboard now??? WTF

He’s such a clown

 

[FloridaMan]

Whatever we do, just avoid OT!

 

[illinifan1987]

I expect Keaton to drop at least 20 in the 2nd half. He needs to turn into the Kool-Aid man to bust through that Freshman wall

 

[SummerofGeorge]

Tomi, KW, AS combined 34 minutes with 2 pts, 3 rebounds, 4 assists. Can’t overcome that against quality teams. May not be able to overcome it today.

 

[Keisersose]

Weird when you stop jacking awful 3s and move around what can happen

This right here.

 

[joeybcrazy13]

 

[hoopsfan47]

not really playing bad but only up 3, weird half.

It is somewhat weird, but this is the final regular season game of the B1G season and anything can happen on the road....just ask the '05 Illini team.

 

[Jon]

What's to like?

Our starting front court has 5 assists, so that's pretty cool. Could have been 8-10 assists if dudes could shoot

 

[88_ILLINI]

Mirk and Davis playing well. Most everyone else is asleep. Andrej, Kylan, Keaton and Tomi need to wake up.

 

[illinifan1987]

Tomi, KW, AS combined 34 minutes with 2 pts, 3 rebounds, 4 assists. Can’t overcome that against quality teams. May not be able to overcome it today.

 

[Battle89]

Steve smith just called us a 3-5 seed lol. If we end up on 5 line end the seeding process

The interns on preseason B1G+ contests call a better game.

 

[EmeraldCityIllini]

They hit some absolute nonsense, I can actually live with our defense overall.

But the spotting of rebounds we gave them early on was the issue.

 

[Altgeld's Bells]

That play to cut a guy to the paint has been there all game. They either cannot stop it or refuse to stop it. Davis is making that cut and dishing.

That's what I was thinking. They keep doubling our post guys and we can live on that action (or passes to the open guy on the opposite side).

 

[PlayDeeBrownNote]

I expect Keaton to drop at least 20 in the 2nd half. He needs to turn into the Kool-Aid man to bust through that Freshman wall

He just needs a little boost.