Game Thread: Illinois vs Alabama

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Getting Tomi out of the game, dude can’t even move

Who you gonna play? Ben's 1-8.

 

[Illinidude]

We need to get Humrichous some more open looks.

 

[ohioillini77]

Refs are bad as always. I don't watch many games because of this. But tonight is on us. Poor shooting and defense. Good teams don't let the refs decide.

 

[ILL-Intentions]

Some credit to Alabama but we are being soft and low IQ plays

 

[CDRUSN]

Am I the only one who thinks we are way way overdue for an Illini scoring run? Bama has enough foul issues that they cannot be super aggressive when we attack inside, either to score or pass to an open shooter on the perimeter.

 

[Mistakenj]

UCONN is going to beat us like a drum if we play like this in MSG

 

[Bleedorangeandblue44]

Going to be season defining win tonight when we win overcome refs, own mistakes, really good opponent and get a win that we’ll look back and say turning point was Alabama

 

[hoopsfan47]

Likely tried to teach him that about a decade ago....slow learner?

 

[Coop70]

I don't follow that many other teams, but is this no start 2nd half common to any other teams?

 

[Iamgroot]

Soft as butter left out in the heat on that

 

[steveinspringfield]

Tomi was soft last year doesn’t look like he’s improved any I know he’s hurt but come on

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Make shots. Keep drawing fouls. Win

 

[NarrowJ]

Got to make free throws now

 

[hoopsfan47]

Make up call....if you can hit FTs...otherwise a turnover.

 

[aveseaboy]

HOW CAN WE NOT MAKE A SINGLE BUCKET???

 

[FoundersClub]

Game likely comes down to can we knock down FTs.

So far, not great

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Make. Your. Free throws.

 

[sacraig]

Well, Mirk wants to play hard, at least. He and Boswell.

 

[DeeIL89]

All these Bama's fouls are free gifts to us. Take advantage of it.

 

[PasadenaIllini]

Mirkovic with an absolutely AWFUL game out there. He looks like a fish out of water right now.

 

[FloridaMan]

Exrremely disappointing half here. Better turn it up starting right now or this is a missed opportunity.

 

[ChiTown]

We’re just getting out physical right now.

 

[derrick6]

Playing like we want them to hand it to us.

 

[PNWIllini]

They can’t call everything … It’s the game Bama plays …

That’s going to be the game everyone plays if we don’t man up

 

[Epsilon]

Geez they’re making everything