Illinois #18 in 12/15 AP Poll

2qtslow said:

The problem was not with our offense, but with a defense that allowed an unbelievably high 1.3+ points per possession.

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21ChampaignSt said:

The 5th worst defensive effort of the BU era according to Torvik

The worst was 1.47 points per possession in 2024 at home against Minnesota - a game we won 105 - 97 scoring at a 1.59 points per possession clip

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2qtslow said:

There is a serious chance that my electrons are worth even less than yours. Keep that in mind when I disagree with you.

I don't think the team was confused about breaking their defense down. As I understand it, we averaged 1.2 points per possession. Someone else on the Loyalty forum points out that we have averaged 1.2 points per possession or better only 23 times in the Underwood Era. Our record in those 23 games? 22-1.

This is the only time we have lost when we shot that efficiently. The problem was not with our offense, but with a defense that allowed an unbelievably high 1.3+ points per possession.

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