Michigan State 88, Illinois 80 Postgame
It’s crazy, if only we had a really good player on our bench who plays solid defense, rebounds the ball like a mad man and can bring the ball up without turning it over almost every time
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
absolutely crumbled down the stretch. bummer
I don't think you can play worse in the last 5 minutes of a game.
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Most frustrating loss of the year… Still don’t get why Ty Rodgers doesn’t play more
Well I'm glad the Badgers lost today but that game was there for the taking.
We went ice cold 
Agonizing f- loss.
But Happy Chinese New Year nonetheless, Illini family.
Gotta maintain positivity on the auspicious day, so…
I’m gonna focus on how Terrance Shannon is returning to form. Running the open court, explosive and fluid and powerful. Capable of carrying the team in critical stretches. A dragon.
Illini three point shooting when we’re locked in, streaking flames arching across the sky from multiple directions. A dragon.
And our Illini fanbase: a mountain of gold, spread wide across this earth. A dragon.
Unfortunately, we were also destructive and reckless today. A dragon.
Coach Underwood, his jaw wide open, shrieking at horrific officiating. A dragon.
Wishing joy, prosperity, and enduring good health to you and all your loved ones, Illini family. Hoping the golden qualities of our team continue to coalesce and deepen. Hoping each of you can shed any unnecessary suffering from this game and give attention to the precious things in your lives.
The multiple “and 1s” from the refs were awful.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
I simply don't understand having Luke on the floor instead of Ty with the game in the balance. Ty is just as good a free-throw shooter, which is insane, but true. Ty's way better defensively, way better at rebounding, and a better offensive option in general. The only thing Luke does is shoot threes and get absolutely cooked on defense. I like Luke, but Ty is inarguably one of our best players and needs to be on that court.
We are good, but not quite elite. Those refs were subpar.
Congrats to Purdue on their B1G championship.
Just wet the bad at the end of game. Those turnovers by Hawkins and Domask killed us.
This is the first game where I felt like a good PG would have helped with the end of game
Super disappointed. We were right there
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
We don't have better options. No PG means a lack of ballhandling against pressure. We've been hiding Rodgers from that all year, as much as he offers in other areas.