Illinois 70, Indiana 62 Postgame
Not a game for the highlight reel.
The Good:
The way they hung in there and did just enough to prevail.
Harmon’s drive to the lane at the 30-second mark.
Shannon hits needed free-throws at the end.
That Hoosiers can’t buy a Three.
Crowd gets free food.
The Not-So-Good:
Ragged game throughout. Two teams NOT playing as well-oiled machines on this day.
Illini looked uneasy... rushed... never could find a good rhythm.
Shannon still out-of-sorts.
Hawkins lack of body bulk showing up in how he was taken several times one-on-one by a player working on him down low. He needs to fix this when he gets to the next level.
Interior D in general a problem again.
And the best news? It was a Win.
And one more day closer to Spring.
The Good:
The way they hung in there and did just enough to prevail.
Harmon’s drive to the lane at the 30-second mark.
Shannon hits needed free-throws at the end.
That Hoosiers can’t buy a Three.
Crowd gets free food.
The Not-So-Good:
Ragged game throughout. Two teams NOT playing as well-oiled machines on this day.
Illini looked uneasy... rushed... never could find a good rhythm.
Shannon still out-of-sorts.
Hawkins lack of body bulk showing up in how he was taken several times one-on-one by a player working on him down low. He needs to fix this when he gets to the next level.
Interior D in general a problem again.
And the best news? It was a Win.
And one more day closer to Spring.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
When we need a stop, I want Ty on that floor. He wasn't on there in the final minutes against Northwestern. It took the very end to finally get him on there today. We have the lead. We need stops. Get Ty on the freaking floor and let him do his thing.
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That was as much fun as writing your alimony check.
stlrunner
jakeyjakey
- St Louis, MO
Was the excitement in the crowd more for the nuggets, or more about IU’s empty possession and securing that rebound?
Nevermind, I don’t want to know.
But seriously, why did Guerrier disappear?
I'll take the W but boy was that painful to watch. They killed us in the paint and that was with their starting big out. We have to start finishing at the rim.
Take the W and run like a thief.
Ill take the win!
The bold words are all that matters. On to the next one.
I think Goode should have played ever minute he did today. I think you are wrong on him. I don’t think Harmon or Shannon was very good today. Rodger’s should have definitely played more.
On the plus side, this is the only time we'll have to face IU in the regular season.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
And breathe, needed that one and hopefully it's the worst we look the rest of the way.
definitely a bad win, but a silver lining: we’ve got some dogs. Harmon/domask/shannon/hawkins all showing how clutch they can be late in games. Nobodies gonna be 100% at shooting, they’ve all shown they can win us games.
Onto the next. We can’t possibly shoot that poor again right?
Onto the next. We can’t possibly shoot that poor again right?
It wasn't pretty but a win is a win. Good bounce back game with the win over Indiana (is always nice)!
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
We’re gassed… But we found a way
Love Coleman but another game where he gets dominated in the post