Game Thread: Illinois vs Wisconsin

[New Creation]

Ben's first 3 attempt of the half was a fade away 3

 

[Julie Meinart]

So we slide to a 3 seed in the tourney now

I expect a 4 or a 5

 

[Double Secret Probation]

Great game plan Brad and Tyler. Just bomb away from three no matter what

 

[steveinspringfield]

This one is on Brad I don’t care what anybody says

 

[TooHot4Tots]

Hope they press BU about choking late agsin

 

[maxatlof]

I can't say I'm surprised. this is how we've played the last month of the season. Super inconsistent. Fatigue has to be a factor with how short of a bench he's played with for almost the entire year. Zero effort on the defensive end at all. No focus at the free throw line. Zero mental toughness. Super frustrating when it doesnt have to be.

 

[PlayDeeBrownNote]

Man, this is so frustrating. This team just can’t put it together.

 

[USAFILLINI]

Soft
Can’t play D
Soft

 

[Curbelo Fanboy]

There's a reason I can't fully buy in with this year's team. Feels like a 2nd round exit, but hoping for a Sweet 16.

That describes the whole of Underwood's tenure. Lots of good but enough inexplicably bad to always leave a doubt in one's mind.

 

[CHILI1992]

Typical

 

[IllinoisGrad0609]

Let's face it. This team is a shadow of its former self.

 

[Sim]

Too late to get pissed off now Underwood!!

 

[IndyOrange]

Tomi's 3 short again

 

[Troop44]

Stop blaming the refs.. they didnt play well enough to win. Wisconsin didnt have Winter either

 

[AnnaMay]

Someone got plus minus between Tomi and Big Z?

 

[FoundersClub]

This year is odd in that it is 'successful' by so many measures...but somehow has felt like a significant let down/ disappointing year.

 

[bleedorange and blue]

Another season with sky high hopes (always) and big talk only to play the best basketball early in the season and face plant to end the year. Still obviously hoping for some miracle run but,,,,I seen this too many times. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

 

[cs04]

We’re gonna look back and the Terrance Shannon year will look like the one and only outlier to this program under Brad. Same thing every year

yep - I don't know if it's stubbornness or what, but slow adjustments and management of in-game momentum is frustrating

 

[thehass]

We don’t have the ability to put anybody away. We beat ourselves.

At least we beat somebody

 

[ThisYearForSure]

This team is embarrassing. Zero pride or fight to blow game after game. No expectations for the tournament.

 

[Witherspoon_illini]

Can’t even get mad. We got screwed today

 

[eas23]

Make free throws and get rebounds and we still win this game despite the officiating. Wisconsin's offensive rebound at 1 minute of regulation was the biggest play of the game.

 

[HailtotheChief]

That phatom call or this is a 2pt game. Brad needs to go off post game win or lose. It is a joke.

 

[New Creation]

This team is going to lose in the round of 32

 

[Illini1977]

sweet 16 feels like a fever dream at this point. So disappointed in where this team has went