Game Thread: Illinois at Michigan State

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

We gonna blame the refs for our players getting blown by for layups on the last two possessions?

 

[Saturdaze]

Just 1 guy

 

[abchew2]

Brad should get a fine in the post game

 

[madillini4]

Ivisic put a hand up dude my lord

 

[HailtotheChief]

Riley and Boswell are just to weak and miss too.many shots at the rim!

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Not good defensive series, but I get it. Players are scared they might foul. That's what happens in games like this

 

[FreshlySqueezed]

Well the line moved from MSU -3.5 to MSU -1.5 this morning so late movement was in favor of Illinois.

 

[biglug58]

Matador defense by Tomi and now we’re starting to miss bunnies again

 

[illinifreak30]

KJ absolutely killed us. This game was extremely winnable and he just gave it away.

No that was like his first legit foul

 

[illinoisgrad1990]

Now is the time to be Every Day Guys, we need to find our grit and win despite all of the insane obstacles put in our way this game. Totally capable of it.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

what’s the record for the shortest amount of time someone has been in a game to get 5 fouls called on them?

I'd have to look. Had to be Neil Bresnahan, though.

 

[DICKnaggie]

Have to adjust paint defense. Scoring at will at the rim

 

[…INI!]

Defense is AWFUL

Can’t play good defense with the way the game is being called.

 

[BlabDunkAnd1]

At this point, why not switch things up defensively? … Oh wait, we don’t do that when the other team goes on a run

 

[Spokane Illini]

I put a W at about 10% now

 

[New Creation]

and as soon as KJ goes to the bench.. MSU fires back out to a 7 point lead. We are visibly rattled.

 

[Homecoming 2019]

Going over the screens until we just lose huh?

 

[illiniguy24]

Not our day

 

[illiram]

The referees showed their might in this one. It is SO hard to overcome bad officiating on the road. It's a long season, and we will keep fighting!!!

 

[abchew2]

Refs or not, our defense has a ton of holes today. Not going to overcome Izzo's mind games with refs playing like this.

Yea but also how do you defend the way they are calling this one? Everyone is terrified of fouling out

 

[ChiTown]

How about a combination of Morez and BigT at this point,because we need some stops.

 

[whatahack]

what’s the record for the shortest amount of time someone has been in a game to get 5 fouls called on them?

Ask James Augustine

 

[tpaillini]

KJ absolutely killed us. This game was extremely winnable and he just gave it away.

need a dislike button here. this is absolutely not on him.

 

[Oracle21]

Completely unfair assessment. Multiple BS foul calls on him before this. He makes a freshman mistake on the one after that and you wanna crucify him.

But when you got 4, you can’t play physical on defense. He has to stay on the court in that situation, it doesn’t matter what happened before that

 

[hooraybeer]

sometimes the better team loses. today will be one of those days unfortunately