No. Just no. What is happening on this board? Are some of you only checking the score and not watching the game?!
Michigan State 85, Illinois 82 OT Postgame
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No. Just no. What is happening on this board? Are some of you only checking the score and not watching the game?!
Tyler and staff better watch the last Nebraska and MSU game again because izzo saw what seemed to bother Keaton and expand on it. Physicality, double team, body, and force to funnel help.
All hes gonna see the rest of the year. Come up with a plan
All hes gonna see the rest of the year. Come up with a plan
No, I watched ever minute. We were out rebounded, we were out hustled and they were desperate.
In that scenario mine would have demonstrated the between the legs kick to me AND made up the couch
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Still 4th on KPom and Torvik, so this game didn't really hurt us that much in the metrics.
exactly, lost on the road to a ranked team in OT with horrible officiating, not the end of the world.
Definitely played scared 
Jake was terrified as he sank 2 FT to force OT.
They didn't lack effort. It was a war. Lost a road game vs. top 10 team with very suspect officiating (particularly in OT) while missing KB.
I think MSU is a deeply flawed team. You force Fears to shoot, you beat Michigan State. You let him penetrate and force contact to get him to foul line, you play right into his game. Wasn't a fan of playing man as much as we did because of that, but we still had ample shot to take this game.
Jake was terrified as he sank 2 FT to force OT.They didn't lack effort. It was a war. Lost a road game vs. top 10 team with very suspect officiating (particularly in OT) while missing KB.
I think MSU is a deeply flawed team. You force Fears to shoot, you beat Michigan State. You let him penetrate and force contact to get him to foul line, you play right into his game. Wasn't a fan of playing man as much as we did because of that, but we still had ample shot to take this game.
Idk his post game interview sounded like a changed young man...
he's so full of shi and only says what conviens him at the time. Hopefully he learns to take true accountability at some point. Great game from him tho
to MSU. But they always get away with this 
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I don’t understand why this take is getting hate? I think it was pretty obvious they were more physical and more mentally tough the stretch. Couldn’t rebound, couldn’t shoot, Keaton was terrible, refs sucked. All happened.
We were getting beat up with no calls, it was a little more than "being gassed"
KW took a shot to the face in the 2nd half and seemed to be trying unsuccessfully to shake that off for the rest of the game.
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
I know it's not normally the shot you want, but Keaton had a lot of opportunities to take a step back 23 footer and never seemed to want it tonight. It's tough to get the whistle on a drive on the road, especially there. Maybe he just wasn't feeling it tonight, but he just wasn't good tonight. That's the biggest reason Illinois lost, I believe. But he is a Freshman, after all.
Agreed that Tomi's 5th foul was dreadful, and the next one down that Fears got an and 1 on.
Agreed that Tomi's 5th foul was dreadful, and the next one down that Fears got an and 1 on.
Stoy 17 points on 8-14 and led us in rebounds
The refs were fine. MSU outrebounded us by 10 - statistically speaking (over the past 5 years) we have a 1 in 12 chance of wining when we are outrebounded by +10 or more. The officiating isn't going to change that. Like a said, alot more positives than negatives from this game. The 5 bigs has its limitations and Izzo and Fears showed that. When Boswell returns - we won't get beat off of a staggered screen dribble as we have been since Purdue. This team has un believable composure.
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TheDukeUIUC
- Twin Cities, MN
Z also had one of his patented "stripped because he brought the ball low" moments as well. Can't believe that hasn't been coached out of him yet.
Not sure what you saw, were we not out rebounded? Did they get more loose balls and fast breaks? Were they not facing a 3 game loosing streak?
If that's what you saw, get your eyes checked.
These 3 refs had their collective heads so far up Izzo's posterior that I swear I heard a loud POP when the game was finally over.
And Steven Smith should never be allowed to broadcast any MSU game.
And Steven Smith should never be allowed to broadcast any MSU game.
Because it’s not correct. Out rebounded yeah but out hustled and out tough, hell no. We led for the majority of the game. There’s also the factor that one guy on the opposing team kept flopping on his way to the basket.
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