Game Thread: Illinois vs Michigan State

[skyIdub]

BBV does look a bit like he's wearing ankle weights.

Imagine trying to lift those Atlas shoulders....

 

[Deep]

Don’t think I’ve ever seen Izzo as calm as he was in this 1st half. Odd

I'm worried that he is so calm for some reason.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Said earlier, winning or losing is not important tonight. ALL PLAYERS finding a way to making plus contributions when Kofi is not on the floor is what I want to see. Doing that will produce a win...tonight...and many more...maybe even all more....along the way. This is what is happening...as well as Trent playing like an All-American. He seems to do that when he has to.

 

[InDaAZ]

How Illinois would it be to win this game, then lay an egg vs. Northwestern on Saturday with Kofi & Belo back in the lineup? I kid, I kid (sorta).

 

[DeonThomas]

How Illinois would it be to win this game, then lay an egg vs. Northwestern on Saturday with Kofi & Belo back in the lineup? I kid, I kid (sorta).

Sure hope not. I'll be at the game Saturday.

 

[Epsilon]

Not sure I like how this is feeling right now.

 

[LoveLovie]

Missed a lane violation on Msu earlier.

 

[azillini1]

MSU pounding the ball inside early in the half. We need to fight on the boards and maybe a double team or two down low the way MSU is shooting.

 

[Pikeillinifan]

Grandson should have finished with his left hand.

 

[dbeverly26]

You can't let these guys off the mat.

 

[SoILL_INI]

The refs seem to have found their whistles

 

[skyIdub]

 

[Epsilon]

Plummer continues to get hung up on screens.

 

[InDaAZ]

Way too much fouling this half.

 

[dbeverly26]

MSU's gonna be in the bonus for 15 minutes if this keeps up. Refs must've gotten a flight delay notification or something.

 

[Illini_Jack]

We have 5 fouls already

 

[azillini1]

Omar does shoot FT's well. 1st made all night for us.

 

[OrangeNBrood]

Joey Hauser be like:

Oh boy!
We goin against Illinois - without Kofi! I could be holdin a trophy/
Coach Izzo is old, but a good guy...
Just sometimes in the locker room he tries to grope me/
Curbelo is also out tonight... I think he's not white/
He's from Latino or Hispanic or some where, I'm pretty sure I'm right/

 

[InDaAZ]

Love what Payne is giving us tonight…

 

[dsg]

The Izzo tears are flowing.

 

[Epsilon]

Izzo whining so much as usual.

 

[Illini_Jack]

Goode having a HUGE game!

 

[dbeverly26]

MSU's gonna be in the bonus for 15 minutes if this keeps up. Refs must've gotten a flight delay notification or something.

lol picked up number six at the 15-minute mark exactly

 

[skyIdub]

Nothing like a touch foul to kill the crowd....

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

MSU is gonna be shooting a lot of foul shots this half. That's gonna make it tougher.