Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State

[Fighter of the Nightman]

God, we are in fine shape if PSU cools off even just a little!! Fingers crossed…

 

[mydosburns]

Good thing they don't play defense either

 

[grantlab]

We just need to play bully ball. We’re so much bigger and more physical. Ty is proving that. They’ll start missing shots. Need to get Dain Dainja more involved here too.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

It’s a miracle that we are only down 5.

This. Probably the best punch PSU has thrown all year thus far and we’re in perfectly decent shape.

 

[New Creation]

TY ROGERS

 

[State of Chicago]

On the plus side. They are shooting lights out and we are only down 5 and have the ball. I think we are actually playing really well. Getting to the basket pretty much at will. Hopefully PSU shooting cools off and we can turn this thing around.

 

[azillini1]

We are shooting 53% but PSU is at 68%!!!!

 

[Icy veins]

When we defend them?

They're shooting at a higher clip than they shoot in practice. Absolutely insane

 

[Flyin' Illini]

It’s a miracle that we are only down 5.

We are playing really well offensively. Just not NBA JAM on fire hot like Penn St.

 

[727ill]

Man we really struggle with teams that screen a ton off the ball. Same thing happened against Northwestern.

 

[skyIdub]

In the old days Pickett would get fouled hard at some point.

Pardon my French....but it's the f@#king B1G. If this guy doesn't get knocked on his arse soon, I might have to flip it to Cake Wars.

 

[hoopsfan47]

PSU shooting all the lights out with zero turnovers.

 

[jumpingjack]

This. Probably the best punch PSU has thrown all year thus far and we’re in perfectly decent shape.

Yup, unlike last game, we're punching back.

 

[grue2]

What about a trapping zone up top on Pickett similar to what Rutgers played last week? Only trap if it is Pickett.

 

[bergd91]

Pickett is not Harden nor Mitchell. Please for the love of it, someone get on him!

 

[hiberto]

This is exactly how the game at SFC went... we better turn our defense up!! LFG #HTTO

yep. doesn't look like we've learned anything from that game as to how to defend them

 

[New Creation]

PSU shooting all the lights out with zero turnovers.

You jinxed them

 

[jumpingjack]

I was silly to assume refs spent the TV timeout looking at the intentional trip on the last play.
Bummer.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Yup, unlike last game, we're punching back.

Not that bad from our guys and they are playing Curry team.

 

[FloridaMan]

We are a very soft team. Not trying to be overly critical, but we just let teams do what they do and don't attempt to impose our will like teams we've had in the past. We clearly have PSU outmanned but we play too soft.

 

[illinifreak30]

Not a travel!

 

[NarrowJ]

If they shot their season average we'd be up by 3

 

[SaintLIllini]

TY

 

[wingnut8492]

We are a very soft team. Not trying to be overly critical, but we just let teams do what they do and don't attempt to impose our will like teams we've had in the past. We clearly have PSU outmanned but we play too soft.

We're not a very soft team. Stop overreacting to one half of basketball. Goodness

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Shame Ty can't get the same foul calls Pickett can