Game Thread: Illinois at Ohio State

[dbeverly26]

Making some tough shots now. Would’ve been nice to not fall behind so badly in the first half, just had to be ok and not horrible and this one wouldn’t have gotten away from us.

 

[illiram11]

Dang we are an 8 or 9 seed at best in my opinion, and may be lucky to reach the 2nd round against a #1 seed. I thought this was a very winnable game today. We have to be in the top 5 for most inconsistent teams in the nation.

 

[Mr. Roberts]

Northwestern losing. Win and we are tied for second. Lose and we are tied for 9th.

Water is seeking its own level right now.

 

[Ramrod2010]

Northwestern losing. Win and we are tied for second. Lose and we are tied for 9th.

Wait, 9th? For real?

 

[CasualObserver05]

Our inability to play 40 minutes or even 12 minutes on the defensive end and then our love with the 3 point line

 

[Dr Copejam]

 

[grantlab]

Hot take: if we lose to Michigan (possible) and then at Purdue (very likely), are we a bubble team?

Projected as an 8 coming into today and this would be our worst loss of the season.

Not a hot take, but I think we still get in. Crazy that 2 wins in November and December will be the reason why. What’s our best win since then? Home against MSU?

 

[Second place is 1st loser]

Welp. The 7 or 8 minutes of effort were nice.

The thing about having to go desperation mode that early is that it expects a ton of energy, especially on the road. When the energy is gone, the concentration is home. Not a good idea to spot 15. We've done it all year.

 

[LvilleILL]

What could have been with these guys…

Hopefully they figure it out in the tourney. Just so frustrating how inconsistent this team is. Just beat Michigan and try to go far in the btt and then see what happens in march

 

[PrideOfGreenSt]

This feels a lot like a #9 seed 1st round NCAA loser in the tourney. Hard to see it much different based on the last month.

 

[ohioillini77]

OSU shooting 52% ... where's the lock down defense?

Here at game. Defense in face except for back cuts. Osu making some difficult shots.

 

[blife]

We have forgotten how to set screens and pass the ball. Not making them work very hard on D. Add in taking bad shots and the outcome is not looking good at this point.

 

[CV Illini]

Down 3 and we take a contested 3 which leads to a breakout dunk. It’s been downhill since. This team is so predictable. We get back in with aggressive drives and offensive rebounding. Then revert back to launching contest 3’s. Unreal

 

[808Illini]

When will this team learn you have to play 2 good halves to win in this league?

 

[New Creation]

I said this a couple games ago. We will go into the tournament as a 10-12 seed win that first game and lose in the round of 32 from chucking up 30 plus 3s

 

[Flyin' Illini]

Hot take: if we lose to Michigan (possible) and then at Purdue (very likely), are we a bubble team?

Probably not, but follow that up with a loss in the first round of the B1G Tournament and that could make things interesting.

 

[D1959]

Anybody have the blueprint for that last one minute of the iowa game?

 

[FeelYourPaign]

Wow, RJ

 

[FromTheLogo]

Tuned a bit ago, but no Dain? They can't defend the paint. Shooting 3's plays into their hands.

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

Wait, 9th? For real?

No. Lose and (at least at the end of this game) we're tied for 7th, but there's a logjam at 11-7 and 10-8.

 

[Eternal Optimist]

And of course Ohio State decides to show up for the first time in two months against us. That being said, it's our fault for not playing hard in the first half. Regroup and win on Thursday

It’s like teams continuously show up against us because we don’t have that “killer mentality”. We come out too relaxed and not ready to pounce usually, giving other teams of lesser quality the hope of a good day. We are our own worst enemy. It isn’t just teams playing well randomly in my opinion. It’s us.

 

[Illini2010-11]

Just straight getting cooked by the worst team in the league. Not good... not good...

Terrible game, but when did MN not become the worst team in the league?

 

[HailtotheChief]

I am not saying he would change things but how much tick has Goode even had?

 

[Ransom Stoddard]

Momentum changing fast break opportunity and we pass it to the defense

 

[FeelYourPaign]

Don't we have 57?