Putting this in the post-game thread as well:
I hate to say it, but I think we are overrated right now. Too many excuses were given on some of these losses. No more. Maybe, in the end, Illinois will be the 6th seed that was given to them at the beginning of the year.
This was a very poor effort. No defense whatsoever. Deflated the whole game. No more ceiling talk, please. Reality rules the day.