Game Thread: Illinois vs UConn

[FoundersClub]

Going to need our 5 best defensive minutes of the season here

 

[TheChief4Life]

These misses…. But whew at least we got something!

 

[NASchamp]

Come on. It’s been against us all night and we could still pull this out. Clamp down on D and get some points!!!

 

[Chad Fleck]

Hallelujah. Ben missing that layup had me about to lose it. Thanks to Dre for cleaning that up.

 

[JJE]

How we are in this after playing just horrific is truly unbelievable

 

[hoopsfan47]

Tomi missed to close ones but is playing his !!! off. He is gased and while it sucks he missed them he is holding his own. We are playing pretty well this half but we needs some of these to fall like they have had! Its great to be in the double bonus. Huge block by Ben too!

The whole team is playing their asses off...even with an iron lid on their hoop.

 

[BDMAN]

We are dying hard playing tough now!!! Love it, if we go down we are going down fighting

 

[Trueblue777]

THE crucial part of the game right now

 

[DeeIL89]

Ben's miss was insane.

Stoj saves the day.

I was about to throw something at the wall if Andrej's save didn't happened. Lol.

 

[Oracle21]

Why did we just burn a TO there? With all the momentum

 

[FloridaMan]

Luck's gotta revert to the mean here in the last 5 minutes, right!!!???

 

[Fighting I 95]

I mean how bad has Uconn been to only be up 4. We have missed so many 3s and layups that the announcers are laughing about it

 

[CDRUSN]

Defense is solid, but need to keep scoring on our possessions. This one is still winnable, but we have to value the ball and keep taking it to them inside.

 

[spotter]

I'm going to barf.

 

[AnnaMay]

 

[HailtotheChief]

Ben's miss was insane.

Stoj saves the day.

Ben also got the block and the original board! Our D is much better. Damn lucky !!!! for Uconn has slowed down.

 

[azillini1]

Great D by BH!!!!!!

Playing better than BAM

 

[hoopsfan47]

5 pt. turnaround seals the deal

 

[Epsilon]

Not worth saving smh

 

[FoundersClub]

That sums up our night

 

[WyattEarp]

On the upside…Wagler hit the rim on the 3.

Some of the attempted layups in this game by both teams…yikes.

 

[DeeIL89]

Seriously Keaton?

 

[FloridaMan]

We need to speed this game up this last three minutes. We watch Ball yell at the crowd instead of throwing it in and going!!!! LFG!!!!!

 

[OskeeLoyalty]

STOP CHUCKIN THREES

 

[Julie Meinart]

Unreal this is a four point game.

We have to have some luck coming now.

We are still just trading baskets and there's not enough time left