Illinois 84, Northwestern 44 Postgame

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Feb 4, 2026

Couple of stats for tonight's game:

-Largest margin of victory against Northwestern at Assembly Hall since a 99-57 win on March 8, 1995.
-Fewest points Northwestern has scored at Assembly Hall/SFC since Illinois won 70-37 on January 27, 2008.

Fly Illini Fly! · Feb 4, 2026

1.31 points per possession for Illinois.

Ryllini · Feb 4, 2026

GrayGhost77 · Feb 4, 2026

They didn't have a single player in double digits. LOL

Mr. Roberts · Feb 4, 2026

Relaxing Jack Nicklaus GIF by Reynolds Lake Oconee

IlliniFan42 · Feb 4, 2026

Brad's still waiting for us to figure out defense in a 40-point win.

blackdog · Feb 4, 2026

DB11Headband said:
Post in thread 'Game Thread: Illinois vs Northwestern'
https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/game-thread-illinois-vs-northwestern.41394/post-2387163

Nailed it

Just off by 26

illinifan1987 · Feb 4, 2026

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen (in my drunken state). Is it just me, or is AI scary as f*ck?

alaskaillini · Feb 4, 2026

Keaton +/- was 40.

foby · Feb 4, 2026

Second place is 1st loser · Feb 4, 2026

Generally what happens when you empty the bench with 5 minutes to go.

SkyysNotFalling · Feb 4, 2026

Went into the game 6th on kenpom, trailing Houston by about .14 after they blew out UCF.

We are now 33+, ahead of Houston by over 1 full point, jumped from 24th to 20th in defense & are creeping on 4th- slightly behind Iowa State.

Curbelo Fanboy · Feb 4, 2026

Fly Illini Fly! said:
1.31 points per possession for Illinois.

They flashed a state in the second half. It was 1.64 at around the 10 minute mark.

Orangetool · Feb 4, 2026

Wagler 3/4 court shot at the half.

Charmed. Expected this year.

Battle89 · Feb 4, 2026

foby said:

Well done!

jumpingjack · Feb 4, 2026

Ben is such a sincerely good dude.

pruman91 · Feb 4, 2026

OrangeNBrood_Redux said:
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Put the money in the bag.

Hurry up, hurry up.

Nobody try no hero sh-t today and we all go home to our families.

Keep them eyes down.

I said keep them eyes down! Don’t look at my face.

ROB THE ****** BANK.

InDaAZ · Feb 4, 2026

That time KW chucked one up at the halftime buzzer…

Good times!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019242404713492539

illiniguy24 · Feb 4, 2026

I could really get used to beating our rivals by 40

sacraig · Feb 4, 2026

KenPom: 5

5

GrayGhost77 · Feb 4, 2026

SkyysNotFalling said:
Went into the game 6th on kenpom, trailing Houston by about .14 after they blew out UCF.

We are now 33+, ahead of Houston by over 1 full point, jumped from 24th to 20th in defense & are creeping on 4th- slightly behind Iowa State.

Our Net Rating now higher than the 05 team.

jumpingjack · Feb 4, 2026

What's the record?

NarrowJ · Feb 4, 2026

Only 0.11 behind Iowa St

ORtg obviously still 1st
DRtg moved from 24th to 20th

BatteredWifeSchwartz · Feb 4, 2026

No matter how it ends, I’m going to be sad. I just never want to stop watching this team play basketball. It’s a total joy.

Doogie94 · Feb 4, 2026

Has there ever been a college basketball game where a team had a double-digit turnover deficit and win by 40+?

I'm guessing no.

Illinois 84, Northwestern 44 Postgame

IlliniFaninHoosierLand

Fly Illini Fly!

Ryllini

GrayGhost77

Mr. Roberts

IlliniFan42

blackdog

illinifan1987

alaskaillini

foby

Second place is 1st loser

SkyysNotFalling

Curbelo Fanboy

BERTBALL IS LIFE

Orangetool

Give me back my Afta, heh heh

Battle89

jumpingjack

pruman91

InDaAZ

illiniguy24

sacraig

GrayGhost77

jumpingjack

NarrowJ

BatteredWifeSchwartz

Doogie94