Game Thread: Illinois vs Tennessee

[illinifan1987]

Has anyone mentioned how bricky these rims are? Definitely didn't seem that way last night...

 

[Bigtex]

Petro grade = F

 

[DeeIL89]

Tennessee got too comfortable with the physical play and now the refs are putting them in their place a bit.

Hopefully that will need to more free throws for us.

 

[foby]

Teams should get to choose 1 ref to ban from all their games each season.

 

[HailtotheChief]

Ben is making winning little plays that go under the stats but he is way better in his minutes this year. Other higher output players have to step up here

Still and not just him but we get up or 3 or 4 and make a careless turnover and give up a fastbreak and 1. Be tougher with the ball Ben and maybe the refs can start calling more fouls on Tennessee. They are under aggressive and foul non stop and if refs dint call them we are screwed
They are fouling on rebounds n everywhere

 

[Dee_4_Three_83]

Yeah, my frustration is that you can see the talent, you just can't see the want on every play. And that sucks.

I hope that can be taught, but you would think that lesson should have set in already.

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

These are the games that harden teams for March! 30 point blowouts do not! I would much rather have these games against top 20 teams

 

[DeeIL89]

Tennessee is dominating us, yet begging us to run away with this game. And yet, we are content letting them stay right in it. Really frustrating to watch.

We lose this game team's lack of effort especially on rebounding will be reason why.

 

[aaeismacgychel]

petrovic pulled because he doesn't go get the ball from Ben

Petro has not been good today

 

[Rusty]

Just caught up on the board, I thought we were down 12 by the comments. Imagine my surprise that we are up 1. Huh!

 

[skyIdub]

RELEASE THE LETTUCE!!

 

[Retro62]

That is the thing Davis can do.

 

[DeeIL89]

Lets go Jake!

 

[aaeismacgychel]

There we go, Jake. Big make

 

[Wazababybrucedouglaskid]

F yeah, that’s why you build bench players

 

[sacraig]

Finally a little fight!

 

[ImGonnaBeILL]

Flagrant

 

[aaeismacgychel]

Mirk playing much much much tougher this half.

 

[HailtotheChief]

Get and stop and get up more than 4! Let's go!

 

[TheodoreRex]

Gotta stop tipping the ball and rebound.

 

[chief]

how can you slap the backboard like that and get by with it

 

[HailtotheChief]

Huge shot by jake!

 

[FloridaMan]

This last minute and a half's effort has to continue for another 9:51!

 

[PizzaHutParkingLot]

Mirk’s got that dawg in him

 

[JJE]

Flopping:
Lucas Johnson > Mirk