1. Hey, the title isn't "All's Well That Starts Well." The Bard knew what he was talking about! It's how it ends that matters.
2. Kudos to JCL for keeping us in the game in the first half. We were down by 8 at the intermission, but it could have been a lot worse.
3. The designated opponent to have his career game against Illinois this time was Stephon Sharp with his 19 points -- and it really was a career night for him because he had scored a total of 4 points in his entire career until tonight.
4. I know it was Minny and they were short-handed, but Malcolm played well tonight. It was nice to see him get back on track.
5. Kendrick also had a big game. When that duo is cranking, Illinois is actually a pretty decent team.
6. Khalid Lewis closes out his home career at Illinois with a win. Thanks, Khalid, for giving your best effort in what was no doubt a tough season for you. Best of luck to you and the other seniors going forward.
7. We certainly did better in the second half, but we still need to work on defense. It was more active and it was effective against Minny in the second half, but we need to be better.
8. Well at least we closed out the home season on a high note. With the other good news today, it made a rough season not seem so dire.
9. On to the remaining road games. Hey, I'm not greedy (anymore). Give me one out of two and I won't whine too much.
Go Illini!