Illinois 78, Drexel 49 Postgame

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purcy51

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And we're off to a fantastic start. Curbelo is so fun to watch!
 
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Way to put the game away. Will have to play better on Sunday. GB can’t miss the bunnies.
 
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JW

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8 years since we won an NCAA tournament game. I can barely remember where I was and what I was doing in March of 2013.
 
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Bigskyguy

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I am one of the naysayers who didn’t believe BU had the temperament to succeed here, and I expressed that thought after one of our early season losses. I was wrong. I have seen BU change his offense and defense to something that works at this level and with the talent he has, but I think an equally important part of it is Ayo’s buy in and leadership. This team just keeps surprising me.
 
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illiniorphan

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Good first game, bigger things to come. Boys played loose and looked like they were having fun!! A lot of weapons!!
 
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MoCoMdIllini

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Miles Leonard said:
Dominated an inferior opponent after a slow start. That was fun!

I don’t know why Ayo was still out there with two minutes to go with the game well in hand. That’s the only thing that bothered me today.
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Going for the triple double. I don't mind it given the circumstances.
 
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This was Illinois' largest margin of victory in the NCAA tournament since 2001, where they beat Northwestern State 96-54.
 
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ILFaninFL

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Miles Leonard said:
Dominated an inferior opponent after a slow start. That was fun!

I don’t know why Ayo was still out there with two minutes to go with the game well in hand. That’s the only thing that bothered me today.
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My only guess would be he had an outside shot at a triple-double.
 
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RockfordIllini

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ILFaninFL said:
My only guess would be he had an outside shot at a triple-double.
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He had also missed a couple of layups and has looked a little off since the Iowa game. I think it was as much about letting him get his mojo back a bit in a low stress situation as it was chasing a triple double. Which he did.

A little jittery to start but a nice, workmanlike win. Onto the next!
 
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OrangeNBrood

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No time for champagne as we're obviously still in the colosseum and far from the last gladiator standing...

But I'ma definitely take a moment to appreciate a 4-years-in-the-making first NCAA tournament win for our seniors. These men paid for this with a whole lot of hardship and endless servings of suffering.

Life moves so fast, y'all. Gotta celebrate things that deserve celebrating. Hope Trent and Damonte get a moment to sit down, slap hands, and just nod at each other, knowingly, on some "this took 4 MF years, yo - and it most definitely feel good."

But, really, for all of us:

This took some MF years, yo - and it most definitely feel good.
 
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