Game Thread: Illinois vs Syracuse

[Illini8420]

Keep taking the push shot Coleman. Might as well practice it.

 

[sacraig]

It’s like we practiced one offensive set vs the zone all week. No cuts, confused passing, settling for shots.

I disagree. I feel like we've gotten it inside well but either haven't converted a lot or haven't even taken the shot and just passed it back out. And then we are really cold on the long ball, even when wide open.

And yet we are still up 10 because Syracuse just isn't all that good.

 

[hoopsfan47]

Hawk shooting 6/9....TSJ 4/15.

 

[BDMAN]

Is Fran blind as well dumb!!!

 

[Illiniam1984]

And we continue to jack up threes.

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

We have 4 freshmen, virtually a whole new team, playing in their 6th game together against a team who specializes in playing a zone defense. Shocking that we're not blowing them out. SHOCKING!

/s

Seriously. We are up by 12 and playing lockdown defense and people are still freaking out.

 

[Jon]

I love this commentator just saying unhinged things about fouls and immediately having to backtrack after the replay

 

[jumpingjack]

Wow, TJ nearly destroyed that putback.

 

[GallopingGhost]

My score tracker just said Illinois makes a free throw so I know it must be on the fritz. Someone tell me what really happene

 

[Illinifan47]

Good thing Syracuse is utter trash because we are not bringing it tonight.

 

[BDMAN]

Clock problems at home fire the timekeeper, just kidding

 

[Illiniam1984]

There you go. Full court press them. It worked against UCLA.

 

[jumpingjack]

Wut.

 

[IlliniForceOne]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1597770604861874176

 

[IllinistuckinGopherland]

Seriously. We are up by 12 and playing lockdown defense and people are still freaking out.

And if just a couple out of 8-10 good look threes fell, we’d be up 18 and celebrating

 

[logjam]

Clock problems at home fire the timekeeper

They'll have to get a new one from the portal...

 

[KingWolf11]

Epps is going to score a ton of points

 

[Illini8420]

Who’s the last Illini to get a triple double? Sergio McClain? It’s been a while lol

 

[azillini1]

Coleman, Shannon, and Epps have shot good to respectible, the rest of team is 4 of 25

 

[The Galloping Ghost]

Who’s the last Illini to get a triple double? Sergio McClain? It’s been a while lol

Ayo had a bunch.

 

[FloridaMan]

Who’s the last Illini to get a triple double? Sergio McClain? It’s been a while lol

Ayo

 

[InDaAZ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1597770604861874176

Gonna go out on a limb and guess we made more of ‘em that day…

 

[Navy_illini]

We play Maryland Friday right? The announcer keeps saying Saturday

 

[IlliniForceOne]

FT shooting is likely to cost us a game or two this year.

 

[jumpingjack]

CH is the straw that stirs this year's drink.
Faced up on the catch, whips a no look for a corner three.

I do not, however, love this free throw shooting. WTF.