Game Thread: Illinois vs Southern

[Dan]

7:00pm CT
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[geneseo]

I'm ready.

 

[Thor015]

Just signed up for BTN plus :/

 

[skyIdub]

I don't know if this is a positive season opening omen, but last night i had an overnight in Boise, ID and our hotel van from the airport pulled up behind an SUV that had Idaho plates... "ILL1NI"! I asked the van driver to honk at them lol.
One of my flight attendants said "that doesn't say 'Illini'...that's the number 1 not an I". I said "It's an "I" and it's a "1". The "I" is "1" and the "1" is "I".

I'm so profound!

Go ILL1NI!

 

[ILL in IA]

Reliable tunein station?

 

[Dan]

Reliable tunein station?

https://tunein.com/radio/Illinois-Fighting-Illini-Sports-Network-s231158/
http://fightingillini.com/watch/?Live=1283&type=Live

 

[FeelYourPaign]

You guys will be there play by play for some of us, so don't be stingy. Go

 

[Dan]

Unis

https://twitter.com/IlliniMBB/status/929142623306240002

 

[kuhl84]

Streaming the volleyball game on btn plus right now to my chromecast. Really good quality. I am cautiously optimistic.

A tip for those new to btn plus...mute the sound and listen to the game on tunein radio.
you can pause which ever is ahead and sync the sound to the video.

 

[Dan]

You know you're old when you remember covering Frank Williams' 1st Illini game-- now you are covering his son's 1st Illini game! D'Monte!
https://twitter.com/hoijim/status/929144700862386176

 

[geneseo]

You know you're old ...

No sympathy from me.

 

[Illini sully]

Will never pay for Big Ten plus. This game should be on WCIS

 

[illinitiger]

Southern has been to NCAA tourney twice as many times as we have in last 6 years (2 to 1)

 

[Dan]

Starters

Mark Smith
Te'Jon Lucas
Mark Alstork
Michael Finke
Leron Black

 

[geneseo]

I remember Frank's debut

I remember Keith Richards debut.

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

Wewillwin?

 

[skyIdub]

Trying to think of a good reason not to throw $9.95 at watching 5 games.
It is what it is. Protesting on principle won't change a thing, and you've all wasted more money on less.

I wanna watch! :thumb:

 

[Bailey]

Halftime: Indiana State 54, Indiana 33.

 

[Spoon House]

First shot is a brick by Smith, lol.

 

[JFGsCoffeeMug]

Alstork with a pair of FTs.

 

[Spoon House]

Alstork with first regular season points. Two free throws.

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

Mark Smith for 3

 

[westcoastillini]

Indiana State is leading Indiana by 19 at halftime

 

[Spoon House]

Looks like the officiating team has scouted Leron Black.

 

[MoCoMdIllini]

11 - 5 at the first media time out.