Pregame: Illinois at Purdue, Tuesday, February 8th, 8:00pm CT, ESPN
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Not totally true. If we lose twice to Purdue and we both have four losses, they win the tiebreaker.
Right. I've worked under the assumption all year that 4 losses will be good enough to win it outright. So I'm sticking with that out of stubbornness if nothing else.
I thought tiebreakers are only for seeding purposes in the conference tournament. If both UI and PU finish 16-4, they would be co-champions, no?
Anyone know what the line on this game is or when they announce it?
Tie-breakers only apply to tournament seeding. An equivalent record would mean regular season co-champions.
Edit: AdDoBe beat me to it.
In that case, we truly are playing with house money Tuesday.
Curbelo needs to be in when Edey is. Run him up the court and tire him. That’s my armchair analysis.
Should be a slugfest.
Should be a slugfest.
Purdue, MSU, MI, Rutgers (not the same Rutgers team now) all away ... That's why they say play them one game at a time.
Tacomallini
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What do you mean by not the same Rutgers team? Serious question - haven’t seen them play other than UI game - you saying they’re playing better or have injuries or ???
Didn't they just beat MSU by 20? There are no gimme's. You've got to show up for every game.
Pretty sure Geo Baker was out against us
Kofi redemption game 
RedRocksIllini
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Mulcahy has been out of his mind the last couple games. 31 against NW and he dominated the game against MSU. Looked like a totally different player. Hopefully was just a game of a lifetime but if he can continue that sort of play, they are going to be very difficult.
I know it’s not his strength, but we’ve done it a couple times with Plummer and he’s the guy I’d do it with. You play drop coverage on Trent and Curbelo but you can’t on him. A good screen by Kofi and Plummer is open or Edey is in some trouble.
Not directing this toward you but this is stupid. I’m obviously a die hard Illinois fan but if we lose Tuesday and finish tied with Purdue we should not be considered a co-champ with them. We shouldn’t put up a banner. They would be the champions.
That said, let’s go beat their butts and leave no doubt.
Bigtex
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IMO 16-4 wins outright
Any update on Curbelo for this game? It really looked like he reaggravated his concussion issue on Saturday on a screen. He was consistently rubbing the back of his head (Just like he was the last game he played before going in protocol) and never returned to the floor the rest of the game. Blessings young man, not the season you envisioned, hang in there!
Very good question for those of us — er, I mean, those of YOU — who maybe bet Illinois to win the B1G title at +700 the day after the Cincinnati debacle.
Since our home win over Rutgers, they beat Purdue and blew out MS yday.
Any win @ Rutgers is a challenging feat.
No Geo Baker then. Mulcahy playing out of his mind last two games. Omoruyi much improved. All of this is also opening things up for Ron Harper Jr. Very well coached.
Baker played in the last game. Don’t know his status.
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