Pregame: Illinois vs Iowa, Saturday, March 28th, 5:09pm CT, TBS
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Seems like yesterday that Gill, Anderson, Liberty and Bardo were sitting in LaBamba firing down burritos with the rest of us!
Take Iowa to a Pizza Hut parking lot.
You definitely are the MVP (Most Valuable Passenger). Keep up the good work. Speaking of work, you can always find another job if you’re missing too much work.
Illini in OC
In. The. Alley.
Projecting a monster game by Andrej
Iowa's last 10 games before the tournament they were 3-7, inlcuding bad losses to Maryland and Penn State. Did not see this coming.
Of course, we were 5-5, with 4 of the losses in OT.
Avoid OT and we have a shot.
Of course, we were 5-5, with 4 of the losses in OT.
Avoid OT and we have a shot.
You were dead-on for the Houston prediction--kudos to your acumen.
You confident about this?
Anything important happen last night? ; ) Let's do a review: https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26/houston/boxscore/29248
They've won 3 straight tournament games including beating the defending champs. Obviously they're a really good team at this point.
JFGsCoffeeMug
BU:1 Trash cans:0
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Plus Stirtz was in foul trouble in our last meeting. Might not be the case this time around, so game could have an entirely different feel for both teams.
Game watch in... Puerto Rico?
Anyone know of Illini-focused bars (or just somewhere that would reliably be showing Elite 8 games)?
Anyone know of Illini-focused bars (or just somewhere that would reliably be showing Elite 8 games)?
Sorry if this was posted earlier, but what were the “Illinois” sections for the S16 game?
True, but Stirtz played 33 minutes, one fewer than Wagler. The guy that hurt us the most was Banks with 16 points on 8-of-14 two-pointers. They took 29 threes, but hit only 9. We were 10-28 from 3. Outrebounded them 38-31 (Mirkovic with 12). We had 12 turnovers to their 8. Andrej had 17 points on 7-16 shooting and hurt them at the rim. They are playing their best basketball, but so are we. If the Illini keep playing defense the way they have in the tourney, I think they're headed to the Final Four.
This game goes back to the basics. Dominate the boards, win the game.
Anyone know of the Illinois ticket sections in the lower bowl so I don’t sit with Iowa fans?
This is is an amazing opportunity. Play your best game and lock in.
My friendly advice for those thinking about grabbing tickets.
Don't be afraid to wait until tonight or even tomorrow to get them. Prices have already already dropped a ton with Houston and Nebraska losing and I expect them to keep dropping. I highly doubt there is enough demand to push prices back up.
Don't be afraid to wait until tonight or even tomorrow to get them. Prices have already already dropped a ton with Houston and Nebraska losing and I expect them to keep dropping. I highly doubt there is enough demand to push prices back up.
Illini sec 121.
Iowa sec 106.
I'd find a hotel/casino on the laguna and hold up there. That section of San Juan has some good night life.
I’ve seen the corn war memes and the Cinderella talk regarding Iowa. Is it ironic or an omen that Illinois is the leading producer of pumpkins?
Curbelo Fanboy
BERTBALL IS LIFE
We've never got to this level and gotten a team less than a 3 seed. The table is set we just have to take care of business. If we play well we will win the game. Whether by 2 or 20 just get the frickin job done.
texasbestillini
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Horrible memory.
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
We've also already advanced to a round past Duke and Michigan. I would imagine a win for those teams tonight bumps their championship odds above ours. Even sitting 4th in odds is a good place to be! Or Duke and Michigan just lose tonight. That's even better.
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