Game Thread: Illinois vs Loyola Chicago

[hoopsfan47]

Illini playing defense like it is Nov.

 

[Keisersose]

It isn't over. Gotta manage last few minutes right. Hopefully they tense up a little.

This would be like 10 times the comeback compared to the one we had against Arizona.

 

[BRucks]

They use entire clock and we bail them out with a foul

 

[WizardBill]

Miller is our best player this game.

 

[Deleted member 11228]

Where is our switching defense. Not been there all game.

 

[FromTheLogo]

Anyone else's phone blowing up with their non-Illini friends saying: "What's going on?"

 

[CubsIlliniFan]

They run the same play everytime and we cannot read it

 

[BlueLeader]

No defense. Simple.

 

[GallopingGhost]

The look of defeat...

 

[Deleted member 747802]

They press and we drop back into prevent defense. Laughable.

 

[Ramrod2010]

We have the last few possessions.

Eh, I'm looking for full press. Whatever we're doing looks like 3/4 at most.

 

[thehass]

How manty times have we seen the same play with them getting the same good result?

 

[TheChief4Life]

Sometimes stats are misleading....not today. Losing every category plus the intangible ones.

We're winning free throw percentage!

 

[illinitiger]

no way to win if we keep putting them on the line

 

[CubsWin]

Ayo...

 

[JAbada]

In '05, we scored to close the gap to 11 with 3:19 left. So, we're in a better position now. Maybe?

No.

 

[CurbeloYourEnthusiasm]

Ayo has no idea what to do against that double team. Surprised nobody in the Big 10 tried it

 

[Deleted member 380722]

Burn the tape.

 

[Deleted member 747756]

lackadaisical effort by ayo

 

[spillini]

Raftery believes more than our squad does

 

[grantlab]

Is this groundhog day? I’ve watched Loyola beat us using the same set every single time and we haven’t even considered giving them a different look.

 

[GallopingGhost]

I’m going to choose to use the last 2:45 to just relish watching this group one last time. What a season. Absolutely beaming with pride no matter what

 

[Deleted member 747802]

Shoot 3's????? We aren't gonna win at the FT line with the way we are playing d today Brad.

 

[mydosburns]

They run the same play and execute. We run the same play and don’t.

 

[JSpence]

3 minutes left. We don't have the '05 team in the floor currently..

Not much need to think about it. Our closer is having a bad day. Senior shooters also not feeling it. Not close.