UConn 71, Illinois 62 Postgame
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The Galloping Ghost
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I love this team. I love us. F$ck.
Frustrated with the way we went out. Eternally grateful for the season it was. Thanks boys! I-L-L
I know we are all upset, but think about the positives. We made a Final Four! We experienced the best Freshman in our program's history. Mirk is going to be VERY good next year. I'll use both of these GIF's for the final time this season. Thank you so much 2025-2026 Illini!
Happy that Brad got to a final four.
Well deserved
Well deserved
Great season.
Uconn has our number.
Uconn has our number.
Immortality.
That’s what this team has achieved - despite today’s result.
I regret nothing.
A deep thank you to this team. And to all of you, for a gorgeous season.
We will not forget, any of it.
What a team! What a year, gents. Love it all! I will remember this year for a long time.
Too big of a 1st half hole. Would have loved 1/2 of Keatons 3pt attempts in Jake or Ben's hands, but the ball movement was lacking.
Too big of a 1st half hole. Would have loved 1/2 of Keatons 3pt attempts in Jake or Ben's hands, but the ball movement was lacking.
Hell of a year. Enjoyed this team. Enjoyed this board..
Out everything'd today. Good season
This one is gonna hurt. Uconn was so beatable, played extremely well on defense, awful offensive gameplan. Zero ball movement, didn't get Mirk involved, Wagler too much ballhogging
So close... and yet so far. Well, it’s been fun. That we can say.
It’s not fun slogging uphill from behind all game. In fairness all you can do in the end is just tip your hat to your opponent for being better on this one day. And also tip your hat to the Illini who did not play their best but who did not quit and they made a game of it.
In front of a raucous mostly Illini Indianapolis crowd – also known this day as Champaign East and filled to the rafters in Orange glow – the Fighting Illini did what Illini Nation has so craved for the past 21 years and had their chance at getting back in to the National Championship Final. Sadly, it was not to be.
Several of the Illini did not have their best game. Couldn’t have picked a worse time for that to happen. This was a winnable game. But you have to do it on the floor. Man against man. In front of the World. No excuses.
U Conn – who needed a miracle shot to get into this Illini game – did not need a miracle this time. Just poise.
U Conn was an astounding 12 wins and 1 loss in Final Four competition coming into this game. And they are a perfect 6 wins and no losses in the Championship Game. That’s what the Illini were up against.
Thank you to the men in Orange and Blue for a fun and memorable season.
Children have been born... loved ones have passed... and few things seem the same as they were in 2005 — EXCEPT for our hopes and dreams for this Illini program. This one loss doesn’t change that. The Game goes on. The Dream is ahead.
And love and good wishes to all Illini Nation all over the World.
It’s not fun slogging uphill from behind all game. In fairness all you can do in the end is just tip your hat to your opponent for being better on this one day. And also tip your hat to the Illini who did not play their best but who did not quit and they made a game of it.
In front of a raucous mostly Illini Indianapolis crowd – also known this day as Champaign East and filled to the rafters in Orange glow – the Fighting Illini did what Illini Nation has so craved for the past 21 years and had their chance at getting back in to the National Championship Final. Sadly, it was not to be.
Several of the Illini did not have their best game. Couldn’t have picked a worse time for that to happen. This was a winnable game. But you have to do it on the floor. Man against man. In front of the World. No excuses.
U Conn – who needed a miracle shot to get into this Illini game – did not need a miracle this time. Just poise.
U Conn was an astounding 12 wins and 1 loss in Final Four competition coming into this game. And they are a perfect 6 wins and no losses in the Championship Game. That’s what the Illini were up against.
Thank you to the men in Orange and Blue for a fun and memorable season.
Children have been born... loved ones have passed... and few things seem the same as they were in 2005 — EXCEPT for our hopes and dreams for this Illini program. This one loss doesn’t change that. The Game goes on. The Dream is ahead.
And love and good wishes to all Illini Nation all over the World.
What a ride! What a season! We’ll be back next year I have a feeling.
This game was lost in the final 5 minutes of the first half. Just dumb basketball let them off the hook when they were on the ropes. Dumb threes and didn't get the ball to the rim. Another lost opportunity.
Great season and happy for a final 4. Hopefully the staff figures out a way to go to an alternative gameplan when threes aren't falling. That was a common theme in all of our losses this season.
Great season and happy for a final 4. Hopefully the staff figures out a way to go to an alternative gameplan when threes aren't falling. That was a common theme in all of our losses this season.
Orangetool
Give me back my Afta, heh heh
A fun season from a fun group of players.
We can be proud.
We can be proud.
Sometimes it's just about hitting shots.
Was a good year. Gotta learn from this.
Got off to a crap start first 10 minutes.
Got off to a crap start first 10 minutes.
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