Yes, I got into Phoenix last night and sat up in bed a few minutes ago realizing this. I had it in my head we played 110 local. No place is open that early to watch that I have found
Pregame: Illinois vs Loyola Chicago, Sunday, March 21st, 11:10am CT, CBS
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On our multiple weapons....that is exactly what their coach Porter Moser gushed about Illini during pregame interview....
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It’s on cbS. You just need a TV
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
I need our team to read all of these predictions of it being a close game and come to play like they did in Ann Arbor. That was supposed to be a close game, too, and we all know how that turned out.
I am admittedly a glass-half-empty kind of person, so these predictions of 9 or 11-point wins make me nervous! That's too close in an anything-can-happen scenario like March Madness!! I wish more of you were predicting a 40-point beatdown so my stomach would settle.
skyIdub
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Pfffffft!! Whatevs! Screw Loyola! I already have beach front property in hell!
I'll fight Sister Mary Jean right now!!!
It’s weird waking up anxious and nervous about both the game and the underlying covid factor that could pop up at any moment
Only 2 ways we lose 1) COVID 2) freethrows ILL
This. Normally, with a win today, there would be several days of relaxation before the Sweet 16. Now, after the nerves of the game, everyday there's the worry that we're the next VCU.
blackdog
- Champaign
The good news for Illinois is they've been in this bubble already for over 2 weeks at this point and didn't have to travel. Lowers the level of risk big time.
Oh believe me, there are more ways than that in which we lose. For one, if we open the game by clanging 3's. Miller shoots at will and they miss. Frazier misses his. Then there are the referees. Kofi exhales on his counterpart and the whistle blows. Giorgi continues to miss his close in attempts. Underwood sends in substitutes too early, taking out scorers and putting in passers. Loyola acts like Bohannon and throw up shots and they all go in.
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
kind of strange that we have the first game of the day and our potential s16 matchup had the last game, tipping off after 9p EST. more rest, scouting for us
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Completely agree- hard guy not to like and obviously a great coach as well. One good team sometimes is a fluke to bring them back to this level is a sign of their program
I wouldn’t be upset at all if he was really successful except when he plays us!
I wonder if a #1 seed has ever had to play a top 20 AP, top 10 KP in the second round? Probably not, the committee doesn't do storylines.
Easy to be #9 in KenPom and #17 in the rankings when you’re playing perennial powerhouses like Indiana State, Southern Illinois, and Valpo.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
We’re the much better team. We play this game in December & we win by 15+.
But it’s not December. It’s March. We’re smack dab in a single elimination tournament where the best team doesn’t always win.
A third of the first round games were upsets.
Loyola’s gonna’ bring it just like Missouri brings it. We’re gonna’ have to match their intensity from the onset.
And I think we will.
IL 74-68
But it’s not December. It’s March. We’re smack dab in a single elimination tournament where the best team doesn’t always win.
A third of the first round games were upsets.
Loyola’s gonna’ bring it just like Missouri brings it. We’re gonna’ have to match their intensity from the onset.
And I think we will.
IL 74-68
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Looks like the closest they came to playing a team like us was Wisconsin in November. And Wisconsin isn't that much like us. Though I've not seen them, Loyola apparently plays at slow pace and is very efficient on both ends of the floor.
I take nothing for granted in March matchups.
Illinois 84
Loyola/Chicago 62.
This one will not be close. Loyola is the type of team we should destroy. Their center does not have an outside shot, so Kofi can avoid foul trouble. They have no one on their roster who can get to the hole with Ayo, Trent or Miller guarding them. This is a team we should just flat wreck. I think us by 22 (my prediction above) gives them a lot of credit that they find a way to get someone else besides Krutwig going. I watched them vs. GT, and even though GT was short players and not a very good team themselves, Loyola struggled.
I saw nothing to worry me. This will be a beatdown,
Loyola/Chicago 62.
This one will not be close. Loyola is the type of team we should destroy. Their center does not have an outside shot, so Kofi can avoid foul trouble. They have no one on their roster who can get to the hole with Ayo, Trent or Miller guarding them. This is a team we should just flat wreck. I think us by 22 (my prediction above) gives them a lot of credit that they find a way to get someone else besides Krutwig going. I watched them vs. GT, and even though GT was short players and not a very good team themselves, Loyola struggled.
I saw nothing to worry me. This will be a beatdown,
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