Game Thread: Illinois at Purdue

[Illini8420]

Purdue is just a better team. They’re beatable but tonight is definitely not our night.

 

[illinitiger]

Purdue is extremely good. We will be fine. Learning point.

Purdue is good...probably end up B10 champs, as much as I hate that.
Still thinks refs put foot on scale for them in our game with on MLK in Champaign.

 

[Hopingfor500]

As much as it stinks to say, Purdue is the better team and that's not a knock on our guys because I believe Purdue is the best team in the country. I expect them to win the rest of their conference games.

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Purdue is a 1-seed with a great home crowd and a great coach… and we are 7-25 on threes. So here we are.

 

[Illini88]

Ivey is the real deal. Gotta give him props

 

[jumpingjack]

Our shooting this half, with a good number of wide open looks, has been abysmal. - experience time for RJ
I'm just glad Trent is ok

 

[Chad Fleck]

Oh well. Glad to have won the game at Indiana. This doesn't hurt nearly as bad that way.

 

[ILikeCoffeeMugs]

There's literally no help for Kofi when he's at the baseline. Didn't help he couldn't see just around the corner.

 

[Zorak]

Good lord this half has been awful.

 

[azillini1]

Butts kicked in 2nd half ... outscored by 22

 

[blife]

do we have no one that can keep Ivey out of the lane, That has been their entire offense and game plan 2nd half

 

[altgeld88]

Purdue shooting 67% this half, and that's without the bump form the threes, I believe. Obscene

 

[racinghoss]

Oof. Well, if you're going to lay an egg, lay an e tire dozen in the same half and be done with it.

 

[IlliniKat91]

Purdue is good...probably end up B10 champs, as much as I hate that.
Still thinks refs put foot on scale for them in our game with on MLK in Champaign.

I find that more frustrating than anything else.

I thought tonight was well called. The 50/50 calls went to the home team, which you expect. Nothing seemed crazy or to influence the outcome.

How do we get that at home?

 

[Illini Farmer]

RJ!

 

[skyIdub]

Just keep your composure boys. Just a battle. Go win the war.

 

[Illiniguy13]

As much as it stinks to say, Purdue is the better team and that's not a knock on our guys because I believe Purdue is the best team in the country. I expect them to win the rest of their conference games.

This is fair.

 

[madillini4]

I really like this announcing team. Hummel is really good. If you didn't know any better and had to guess whether Bardo or Hummel was the former Illini, Hummel would be the easy choice.

Benetti is the cream of the crop as well.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

RJ needs to be getting all of Hawkins minutes moving forward.

 

[sacraig]

Purdue is good...probably end up B10 champs, as much as I hate that.
Still thinks refs put foot on scale for them in our game with on MLK in Champaign.

In Champaign if agree. Tonight we've been outplayed, period. We've pissed a lot of wide open shots but we've given them even more open shots and they haven't missed many.

 

[PlayDeeBrownNote]

Kofi is having a bad night. Getting frustrated.

 

[FloridaMan]

Melendez starting to assert himself. He will make a huge jump next year, possibly later this season.

 

[ILLFAN67]

What a … kicking

 

[bjp84]

As much as this loss hurts, let’s learn from it and get better. Underwood usually responds well after a loss.

 

[Stevegarbs]

giant egg laid.