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lol Ben. No need to foul him there*

Posted by Mrap24

on February 1, 2026, 16:21:21, in reply to "Nebranois Pregame and Game Thread"

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Nebraska hoops fans are getting way too cocky on Twitter. Let’s hope the boys shut them up.

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Nebranois Pregame and Game Thread - GMAW January 31, 2026, 17:57:37

Illinois - Nebraska the highest rated college hoops game on FS1 Ever - assassin February 3, 2026, 16:38:44
- That's pretty awesome...for FS1 and Illinois* - RSMBob February 3, 2026, 16:45:48
  - C'mon, Knebraka hoops brings in a lot of viewers (who can't find Gilligan's Island reruns). - osklister February 3, 2026, 17:25:43
Illini offense analyzed - jdl February 3, 2026, 16:02:34
- fantastic analysis...i don't know what to do with my hands!* - Nobster February 3, 2026, 17:23:06
A few years ago I got an NIL jersey for my oldest. It was a proper "stitched" replica - tvillini February 3, 2026, 13:48:04
- Gameday has Nike NIL jerseys but I do not believe the lettering/numbering stitched - Ron McDon February 3, 2026, 17:48:07
- subliminated means printed by a machine - Sounder February 3, 2026, 16:50:32
Tomorrow seems like a classic trap game - memyselfandillini February 3, 2026, 12:53:46
- We’re not losing to NW* - opossum jenkins February 3, 2026, 15:03:30
  - Phew* - memyselfandillini February 3, 2026, 16:43:51
- I could see it looking lazy, but not worried about tomorrow at all, - ijustkrushalot February 3, 2026, 14:59:24
- The talent disparity is so great that we just aren't losing a home game to Northwestern - GMAW February 3, 2026, 14:55:09
- I have a theory on "trap games" this year. That they are less likely, or should be. - JFG February 3, 2026, 13:01:19
  - I think the fact that we generate such high quality shots every trip keeps our floor insanely high - John Coctostan February 3, 2026, 13:32:05
    - I think we could lose to a lesser team, but it's not going to be a no-athlete - GMAW February 3, 2026, 14:56:49
    - “Gold Medal Shots”* - DocWalk20 February 3, 2026, 14:36:01
    - And Mirkovics knees just MAKE the floor look low. Genius! - memyselfandillini February 3, 2026, 13:42:05
  - I think Tomi smashing the guitar qualifies him as also slightly insane* - LeatherneckIllini February 3, 2026, 13:25:47
Wagler on midseason SG award watch list - jdl February 3, 2026, 12:33:03
- Man, if he ain't on the list, then it's a BS list. * - osklister February 3, 2026, 15:11:01
  - does it matter that he is now mostly point on an award for SG?* - Potomac February 3, 2026, 15:17:04
fun new site I came across. we avoid the mid range like the plague - John Coctostan February 3, 2026, 11:48:38
- Another interesting site - jdl February 3, 2026, 15:14:20
- random observation - teams shoot 10% worse at the rim when Z is in the game vs out* - John Coctostan February 3, 2026, 12:00:15
  - Also love seeing him shooting 89% at the rim* - dk February 3, 2026, 15:13:39
  - And that doesn’t even count shots that don’t even happen because of his presence. I would guess - meanjeans February 3, 2026, 13:55:03
  - he and tomi really make opposing players think twice about shooting in there.* - Ari Gold February 3, 2026, 12:45:47
The best people are born in the best month. Happy 19th birthday to Keaton Wagler.* - ATL February 3, 2026, 11:15:37
- nm* - John Coctostan February 3, 2026, 11:46:25
I would buy a Rob the Fucking Bank shirt * - Jersey February 3, 2026, 7:03:19
- Obvious - Ron McDon February 3, 2026, 9:09:52
Up to top 2 seed in tonight’s matrix update* - Blazer February 3, 2026, 1:19:28
- I’d guess we remain on that 2 line with losses at MSU and a split in LA. - opossum jenkins February 3, 2026, 9:12:08
  - That west coast trip is the scariest thing left on the schedule, IMO* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 3, 2026, 9:39:50
    - To me, the scariest game on the schedule is Indiana - GMAW February 3, 2026, 14:58:50
    - The back to back home games against Wisconsin and Indiana is it for me. - OB25 February 3, 2026, 12:46:24
      - I'm not claiming this to be a completely rational feeling, but I'm never worried about home games* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 3, 2026, 13:15:32
      - Wisconsin went 15-33 from 3 to beat Michigan on the road by 3 - jdl February 3, 2026, 13:09:42
        
        IU looks like they only have 2 guys any good at it - assassin February 3, 2026, 13:14:51
      - Wisconsin has thermonuke potential, so def need to be wary of them* - assassin February 3, 2026, 12:59:58
      - Same* - Blazer February 3, 2026, 12:59:54
    - Is our over under for B1G wins 17 at this point? Feels as likely we win at least 1 of MSU / UM as - meanjeans February 3, 2026, 10:27:01
  - I'm not sure we're going to lose again. - uofi1998 February 3, 2026, 9:33:47
    - I would love to not lose in 2026 at all. That would be great guys. Just great* - JacobRDaugherty February 3, 2026, 12:30:37
    - LA trip - apusikam February 3, 2026, 10:14:57
    - ooo - Kajagoogoo February 3, 2026, 10:02:45
- Our first 1 seed bracket shows up * - jdl February 3, 2026, 6:46:01
Cinematic recap - jdl February 2, 2026, 21:01:53
- The end has me wondering, how many times EVER does a team have back to back top 5 road wins? - assassin February 2, 2026, 23:48:19
  - According to AI, that was only the fifth time it had ever happened* - Sounder February 2, 2026, 23:58:31
- I could watch clips of Mirkovic running all day * - biclops February 2, 2026, 21:47:59
  - His expression on the No. 5 graphic that the team put out cracks me up* - AintHatin February 3, 2026, 8:41:03
  - What a fun sexy time for you* - opey8 February 2, 2026, 22:03:26
    - How do the coaches keep a straight face watching him do wind sprints at practice * - biclops February 2, 2026, 22:08:06
5 weeks ago we were 20th - biclops February 2, 2026, 18:52:31
- That chart is absolutely fascinating* - Sounder February 2, 2026, 19:01:05
The Athletic has Illinois as one of six teams that could win it all (paywall) - Sounder February 2, 2026, 16:31:46
- This team has a few of the things that set it up for an OK NCAA run. - Tooldresser February 2, 2026, 17:08:45
  - Yeah, I wish Petro or Lee had become a part of the rotation. We could use another guard.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 17:14:06
    - It’s crazy that Petrovic was being projected as a starter preseason and now he’s played… - shua February 2, 2026, 17:51:03
      - ooo - biclops February 2, 2026, 17:52:33
    - agree, we sure could* - Tooldresser February 2, 2026, 17:33:02
Bad news guys (not really) - biclops February 2, 2026, 15:51:55
- Is that from like 2017? * - MC February 2, 2026, 17:12:27
- Nice to finally get a “10” on the “90/10” rule * - meanjeans February 2, 2026, 16:18:44
- They seem like an extraordinarily delusional fan base* - Sounder February 2, 2026, 16:10:52
- They should definitely go after Underwood - jdl February 2, 2026, 16:10:45
- I don't want to give them any money, but I'm dying to read that thread. - Illiniphil February 2, 2026, 16:10:00
- LOL... they had Lon Kruger (and Bill Snyder and others) there yesterday for a big to do - ijustkrushalot February 2, 2026, 16:08:53
- I've heard the same. But lucky for us, Coach K has a condo in Monticello and is next in line. - Kajagoogoo February 2, 2026, 16:03:39
- One of my favorites was before they hired Tang their insiders were all saying BU scoping real estate - CanHartlebHireSnider February 2, 2026, 16:00:47
- would have been better if he said Keaton is going with him* - ATL February 2, 2026, 15:55:44
- Maybe he always wanted to office on Weber Drive.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 15:53:56
With the talk of dirty Fears below, I want to say again that I’m pissed they didnt - OWWDig February 2, 2026, 15:13:54
- I don't know what they should have done with that call, but he could have fucked up his arm bad - ijustkrushalot February 2, 2026, 15:28:01
  - Not a H&H but he grabs him and pulls him down. Even if not malicious, it’s endangering another - OWWDig February 2, 2026, 17:34:22
    - Agreed. Announcers kept perseverating about the H&H, but it wasn’t ever that. It was overly - DocWalk20 February 2, 2026, 22:20:56
- Was that play towards the end of the game? I clocked that one as well, glad he was ok.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 15:24:15
  - Yes. It was later in the game* - OWWDig February 2, 2026, 17:35:13
Shots fired from Dusty - jdl February 2, 2026, 13:03:56
- sidejack: I've seen some scuttlebutt on Twitter that some of the B1G coaches - Blazer February 2, 2026, 15:57:56
  - My reaction: If you ain’t tampering, you ain’t trying* - Carl Spackler February 2, 2026, 17:03:09
    - 100p this* - cpsteine February 3, 2026, 9:49:32
  - The stuff I saw seemed to be from MSU burner accounts - jdl February 2, 2026, 16:09:44
- Dirty play here too - ATL February 2, 2026, 14:52:54
  - Yaxel wore that like a man* - CWR10 February 2, 2026, 16:41:27
  - IMHO Izzo coaches it now. It happens too often* - Tooldresser February 2, 2026, 15:33:43
    - Fears’s “what for???” reads to me like “I did exactly what I was supposed to do” * - meanjeans February 2, 2026, 15:36:04
  - Saw a still shot of that in Ant Wright’s twitter replies. The video is even worse. - DocWalk20 February 2, 2026, 14:56:42
- Izzo response - "this is what it's supposed to be" - jdl February 2, 2026, 13:34:36
  - His response tells us all we need to know....he DGAF* - ilinni11 February 2, 2026, 16:07:41
  - His example of “things the other way too” was a guy “jumping into the defender” to draw a foul? LOL* - DocWalk20 February 2, 2026, 14:54:17
- Can’t hurt I suppose* - Ron McDon February 2, 2026, 13:11:25
- Timing is perfect. Sparty will be under a microscope for a minute* - opossum jenkins February 2, 2026, 13:10:32
  - And Brad will pull on that string pre-game.* - voiceofreason February 2, 2026, 15:53:10
  - And izzo on tilt even more than usual maybe * - meanjeans February 2, 2026, 14:45:12
  - Agree, love it. Saw a clip of Fears tripping a Michigan player from their game Friday. - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 13:30:38
It actually happened! We jumped teams in the AP Poll. #5 - GMAW February 2, 2026, 12:03:55
- lol - biclops February 2, 2026, 12:32:03
- Michigan State is #10, so we'll have our third straight weekend road game v a Top 10 team* - GMAW February 2, 2026, 12:12:13
- hott* - Ron McDon February 2, 2026, 12:10:57
- Maybe not too surprising considering the vote total between the 6-9 teams last week was very close. - illinilosch February 2, 2026, 12:09:54
- playing standalone weekend games probably makes as big a difference as anything* - John Coctostan February 2, 2026, 12:08:21
- Got the quality win bump I thought we would get last week - Blazer February 2, 2026, 12:06:12
- Illinoi5* - biclops February 2, 2026, 12:05:29
#hottake: we currently have the fourth-best resume and *should* be a 1 seed if season ended today* - Blazer February 2, 2026, 12:01:14
- I’d rather be the top #2 and get Chicago than be the #1 in Houston or wherever though * - meanjeans February 2, 2026, 14:46:23
  - I don’t think that happens though unless they ship Michigan to the South or East - Blazer February 2, 2026, 15:41:03
    - Only way we get Chicago is if we jump Michigan - GMAW February 2, 2026, 16:38:47
      - dots - Blazer February 2, 2026, 19:37:01
- Disagree. There is exactly zero chance we would be the 4th #1 seed over a team - GMAW February 2, 2026, 12:11:00
  - I said it was a hot take ;) * - Blazer February 2, 2026, 12:14:35
    - The funny thing is that we are *clearly* the #5 overall seed at the moment - GMAW February 2, 2026, 12:17:03
      - Do you not think that beating Michigan on Feb. 27th gets the job done?* - Sounder February 2, 2026, 12:21:16
        
        Assuming we both win out otherwise? No, I dont - GMAW February 2, 2026, 12:50:53
        
        no* - assassin February 2, 2026, 12:25:44
- We’re having so far the season I thought we’d have last year - CanHartlebHireSnider February 2, 2026, 12:04:04
- I could see a world where the BTT is for the 1 seed - Sounder February 2, 2026, 12:02:40
  - BTT final has no bearing, minus at at large that wouldn't be in otherwise* - assassin February 2, 2026, 12:04:12
    - Normallly that is definitely the case - Sounder February 2, 2026, 12:09:26
      - that scenario is both missing all the other outside factors - assassin February 2, 2026, 12:12:20
    - that's only been true for like 20 straight years. but maybe this year!* - John Coctostan February 2, 2026, 12:08:47
I really like David Mirkovic. He's a psycho and our bull in the China shop. - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 11:53:00
- I'm still waiting for him to get T'd barking at the refs, and I hope it happens in February - ijustkrushalot February 2, 2026, 13:48:05
  - Oooh good take. He's definitely got some Giorgi in him.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 14:02:26
- Past Illini on the list of “love him on my team but other fans hate him”? - biclops February 2, 2026, 12:03:33
To win without KB at Purdue and NEB is incredible. This team special potential…. * - MC February 2, 2026, 11:41:26
Prediction. We only lose one more game - TarheelIllini February 2, 2026, 10:07:03
- For the rest of the season? I’m in. * - MC February 2, 2026, 11:42:01
- I think Morez Johnson has the worst day of his life and we murderball them* - JacobRDaugherty February 2, 2026, 10:08:43
Think we'll move up to AP #7. Not looking forward to playing Flop U/Classy U. - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 8:54:41
- As long we don’t fuck up vs. the Nerds, it’s a game we should all just look forward to. - OB25 February 2, 2026, 9:43:47
  - can’t take NU for granted. First one was a 4 point game with about 6 minutes left* - memyselfandillini February 2, 2026, 9:54:25
    - I fully intend to take NU for granted. I doubt Brad will let the team follow my lead* - GMAW February 2, 2026, 11:42:35
    - For sure. I want to win the Big Ten so no nights off.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 10:11:56
- I have grown to hate them* - Tooldresser February 2, 2026, 8:56:15
  - I'm already pre-mad about the stuff they're about to pull.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 9:01:02
    - they're our easiest of the big 3 road games and we're going to lose by 12 - ijustkrushalot February 2, 2026, 9:05:36
      - grad school? irrelevant!* - cpsteine February 2, 2026, 9:42:39
        
        she hates absolutely everything about Michigan in general and East Lansing specifically - ijustkrushalot February 2, 2026, 9:47:30
        
        You're surely much larger than her. Tell her: root for Illinois or I will sit on you.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 9:55:35
        
        You'll have to rip those three football and three basketball national championships out of my cold - ATL February 2, 2026, 9:45:53
Field of 68 - biclops February 2, 2026, 7:49:29
- So much poo pooing from the two bozos on the bottom* - Ron McDon February 2, 2026, 9:40:36
Brad’s best season… and he gets no love in COY talk. He’s been outstanding * - uofi1998 February 2, 2026, 7:15:07
- if we win the B1G regular season, Undy gets CoY. Otherwise it'll be May or Hoiberg* - deadpoolOG10 February 2, 2026, 11:59:46
- The conference COY discourse is always so silly. - CWR10 February 2, 2026, 8:16:31
  - We've had a coach win it once since 1993 despite multiple B1G titles - UIHuskie February 2, 2026, 8:48:03
    - I'm still mad Kruger didn't get it in 1998* - Blazer February 2, 2026, 12:24:29
- I've seen multiple clips from CBS March Madness and other major outlets ranking the best freshmen... - Tuscy February 2, 2026, 7:44:42
  - Did you see Jay Bilas give Wagler a plug in the Brady Bunch grid? - Potomac February 2, 2026, 10:06:36
Conference race - jdl February 2, 2026, 6:49:18
- I have a hard time thinking Nebraska isn't seriously in the mix for a share - ijustkrushalot February 2, 2026, 8:58:25
- if illini win the mich state game, what would the share % be? near 100? - Nobster February 2, 2026, 7:54:59
  - Huh? We have a bunch of hard games left. By KenPom, the likelihood of winning - GMAW February 2, 2026, 8:35:56
    - espn is game by game...and likely not at all as accurate as other stat sites.* - Nobster February 2, 2026, 10:02:00
      - On ESPN the likelihood of winning all 4 of those games is even less. 30%* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 2, 2026, 10:10:02
- more t-rank fun: since moving onto the ball after uconn game, Wagler has been the best player in the - John Coctostan February 2, 2026, 7:52:18
  - Looks like if you just sort by Ortg that the top player is actually…. Jake Davis - meanjeans February 2, 2026, 9:43:35
  - 47% from 3 and a 3/1 A/TO ratio * - jdl February 2, 2026, 7:54:15
- I’d love to know the scenario in which Wisconsin wins the title. * - ATL February 2, 2026, 6:53:20
  - Some kind of mega-tie where their win at scUM is their "in" * - jdl February 2, 2026, 6:59:36
    - Yeah but I think the chance is for a solo title, right? - ATL February 2, 2026, 7:07:27
      - No? Sole is shown as 0.0% (middle column)* - Dilbert February 2, 2026, 7:13:55
        
        D’oh!* - ATL February 2, 2026, 7:37:24
Repost: we may be watching the best player in program history. * - uofi1998 February 2, 2026, 6:37:40
- Enjoy it while you can. :-/ * - osklister February 2, 2026, 11:39:25
Keaton’s 23 points in the second half came on 6 shots. Bananas* - Blazer February 2, 2026, 0:00:39
- We didn’t hit a field goal in the last five minutes right?* - ATL February 2, 2026, 6:19:02
Love that my twitter feed is full of fake sounding nerdstats that make Wagler seem elite. BPM? - gvibes February 1, 2026, 21:22:22
- ooo - jdl February 1, 2026, 21:54:11
Is Keaton now just consistency in finishing out the regular season away from being a 1st Team AA? - illinilosch February 1, 2026, 21:10:21
- 1st team all-B10 takes some work, with Smith already a lock at one guard spot* - Potomac February 2, 2026, 9:03:25
- He's up to eighth in KenPom's POY calculation - LWillhite February 2, 2026, 5:22:14
Can we talk about the zone set of Wagler, Hummer, Mirk, Z, and Tomi - BradUnderwoodforprez February 1, 2026, 20:33:27
- ooo - jdl February 1, 2026, 20:57:34
  - Every player height he listed is wrong* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 21:16:23
    - ooo - jdl February 1, 2026, 21:54:57
    - They might be their wingspans* - LWillhite February 1, 2026, 21:38:21
      - My thought as well.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 22:05:44
        
        Nah, just a joke about embellished heights. * - assassin February 2, 2026, 0:33:47
Hoiberg complained about Sandfort getting held and grabbed - biclops February 1, 2026, 19:48:37
- LOL. And their moving screens - Chilango February 2, 2026, 8:05:32
- Regression depression* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 20:26:24
- Ridiculous. Wagler got hammered a bunch of times. Quit yer bitchin Fred* - WhitmansFolly February 1, 2026, 20:09:46
  - The no call on Keaton’s bucket to start the second half was criminal* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 21:39:05
- Your whole defense is predicated on fouling 3-4 times per possession. - JFG February 1, 2026, 19:55:16
  - Yes * - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 20:27:57
  - This* - Tooldresser February 1, 2026, 20:06:26
    - Can’t call them all if you are continuously doing it. * - harb February 2, 2026, 0:41:39
      - Literally the motto of the classic Big East. "Can't call them all..." - osklister February 2, 2026, 8:40:16
That top 10 wins since 2019 graphic was off--it's actually 16 after today - Blazer February 1, 2026, 19:11:32
- 10 out of the last 11 were on the road or at a Neutral site* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 19:27:21
Downtown stl hotels for first tournament weekend are pricey* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 19:05:01
Latulip breakdown - biclops February 1, 2026, 19:03:34
- He's so good at these* - ilinni11 February 1, 2026, 20:39:46
Lovely to be in the drivers' seat. Great job, team. Got some vibes, y'all,. - JFG February 1, 2026, 18:53:47
Great game….why they ever switched out of the zone baffles me* - TarheelIllini February 1, 2026, 18:44:32
Hey Blazer! - jdl February 1, 2026, 18:40:29
- Thanks! Walkon and I had an extensive conversation on Twitter about this about a month ago - Blazer February 1, 2026, 18:46:41
  - It was my question! - Walkon February 1, 2026, 18:48:44
    - and a great one. and seems like this team is able to listen to the coaches and implement.* - LeatherneckIllini February 1, 2026, 19:06:40
    - lol, I just came to post this! Kinley didn't give you credit on the clip - Blazer February 1, 2026, 18:54:30
  - It was my question! - Walkon February 1, 2026, 18:48:42
    - I kinda figured that * - jdl February 1, 2026, 19:09:40
I have a feeling Izzo is going to go full on Slap Shot next weekend. Goon the fuck out of the game - opossum jenkins February 1, 2026, 18:24:00
- I just hope no one is hurt by those thugs* - Tooldresser February 1, 2026, 20:09:38
- The Jeremy Fears Jr flops will be generational* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 18:30:40
Replay on FS1 at 1 am tonight* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 18:23:21
- 9 on FS2* - illini222 February 1, 2026, 18:59:39
  - 4 on FS3 * - jdl February 1, 2026, 19:10:35
- Ty.* - Toonces February 1, 2026, 18:30:34
Can somebody send that Tomi tip over the shoulder pass to Jake for 3 sequence to the Louvre? - ATL February 1, 2026, 18:22:58
- I thought he had a similar one to Mirk in the Purdue game but the 3 was bricked* - gvibes February 1, 2026, 19:27:53
- ooo - jdl February 1, 2026, 19:18:25
- OK the "hang it in the Louve" thing has officially jumped the shark for me - IlliniSax05 February 1, 2026, 18:25:56
  - It’s cooked and I am here for it* - Tortillini February 1, 2026, 20:12:06
  - Your use of one cliche to criticize another is *chef’s kiss** - ATL February 1, 2026, 19:07:40
  - What if we send the video of Fonzie jumping the shark to the Louvre?* - Illiniphil February 1, 2026, 19:02:18
  - Shh! ATL is trying to be popular!* - Stu February 1, 2026, 18:44:30
Hummer was +12 in 20 minutes. That’s really hard to do when you’re 0/6 with 0 points * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:28:51
- Turning into Matt Mayer - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:45:22
  - But good locker room guy who knows his role. When KB comes back good 8th guy.* - Toonces February 1, 2026, 18:13:42
  - Fuck matt mayer* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 17:46:26
- I’ve never been a fan but I’m glad we have him.* - Toonces February 1, 2026, 17:39:32
- You should post about him more.* - Chuck Woodaby February 1, 2026, 17:31:39
  - Sorry if it bugged you, it’s actually a compliment to him* - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:37:30
    - So it's not time to move on?* - Chuck Woodaby February 1, 2026, 17:46:18
      - From him shooting 3s? Absolutely. You sound grouchy! Enjoy the win * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:54:57
Hey OB! AP #7 incoming. We pass Nebraska and MSU* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 17:27:35
- Was already pondering if we could jump Gonzaga to get to 6, heh* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 17:30:46
  - We should, but won’t, jump Gonzaga and Iowa’s state* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 18:10:53
    - Iowa State has fewer losses than us and won two games by 64 points this week - GMAW February 1, 2026, 19:30:19
    - Iowa State is on a run of destroying teams so I’m fine with them being above us.* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 18:26:58
Wagler had 25 points in the second half. Nebraska had 30* - biclops February 1, 2026, 17:26:25
- Played 38 min again - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:36:56
  - Will say I think the stretch between the under 12 and under 8 was key - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:46:24
  - Nebraska was beating the shit out of him. Worried me a few times* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 1, 2026, 17:38:09
    - Yeah that's a really concern - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:43:21
    - Michigan State gonna Sissoko him* - Poldark February 1, 2026, 17:40:25
      - Or Scirotto is gonna get him 2 fouls in the first 5 minutes* - Illiniphil February 1, 2026, 17:50:56
        
        didn't the Big 10 fire him previously?* - Poldark February 1, 2026, 17:53:00
        
        You’re thinking of his cop job where he was fired for ethics violations. B1G didn’t bat an eye * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:58:18
        
        okay thanks * - Poldark February 1, 2026, 18:08:57
      - I am very worried about that* - Tooldresser February 1, 2026, 17:50:41
- KW had 23 in the second half* - Orangeillini February 1, 2026, 17:30:28
  - Media people on twitter need to stop lying* - biclops February 1, 2026, 17:38:45
- It’s funny Brad was still annoyed by that grenade KW was handed in the 1st half - CanHartlebHireSnider February 1, 2026, 17:30:04
  - MJ would have passed that hot potato right back* - DocWalk20 February 1, 2026, 19:20:49
- When will Wagler put two halves together? - gvibes February 1, 2026, 17:28:31
  - Ari wants to know (probably)* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 17:29:37
ROB THE FUCKING BANK - UIHuskie February 1, 2026, 17:24:10
Up from #7 to #5 on KenPom, defense all the way up to #24* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 17:23:17
- ooo - biclops February 1, 2026, 17:24:13
On to the next trap game Wed night - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:21:44
Press conf links?* - OWWDig February 1, 2026, 17:21:22
- WCIA - biclops February 1, 2026, 17:23:48
  - Thanks. I should know this by now!* - OWWDig February 1, 2026, 17:27:28
St. Louis, Chicago, Indy* - Drippy February 1, 2026, 17:19:13
- I think we’ll have to pass Michigan for the 1 to get Chicago - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:21:01
  - But St. Louis for the first two rounds is probably 85% chance of that happening* - bucktownillini February 1, 2026, 17:56:52
    - Yep. Will be a blast* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 18:20:13
  - But St. Louis for the first two rounds is probably 85% chance of that happening* - bucktownillini February 1, 2026, 17:56:51
  - Really too bad we only play them in Champaign * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:27:04
  - I guess there’s only one thing left to do… - tvillini February 1, 2026, 17:26:07
- Would need to win the B1G and somehow pass Michigan* - bucktownillini February 1, 2026, 17:20:12
  - Are we sure they’d give Michigan the 1 in Chicago as the #1 overall? They feel like DC to me * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:21:23
    - Never mind there’s going to be a logjam for DC with Duke and UConn on the board * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:24:20
      - Iowa St could sneak in as the 1 in Houston* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:28:40
    - If it’s the current 1s on the matrix - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:24:02
      - Yeah I think you’re right. Oh well guess we’ll just have to beat Michigan * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:24:55
  - Jinx* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:21:15
Although we complain about the refs - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:18:36
- Thought they were fine* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 17:37:47
- No foul defense. It’s a little embarrassing to be that team but I’m not complaining * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:20:30
- All Nebraska shot was 3’s. Hard to get to the line doing that* - Drippy February 1, 2026, 17:20:15
  - Right, it's just wild to have these numbers on the road * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:24:12
  - yep* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 17:21:21
- I'll take that crew every game.* - Chuck Woodaby February 1, 2026, 17:19:50
  - Sirmons is a great ref and while Szelc isn’t elite, he isn’t a homer* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 17:20:40
- We’re obviously biased. But NE was so much more hands/hacky. Seemed clear they had a can’t - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:19:33
  - yeah, early in game it was very evident, IMO* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 17:20:48
- We got a fair whistle* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 17:19:30
- We got a fair whistle* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 17:19:23
- We have ethical hoopers.* - Toonces February 1, 2026, 17:19:15
Prediction: Keaton will be the 1/1 pick in 3 years* - bbonb February 1, 2026, 17:18:05
Only the 5th team ever with two road wins over Top 5 opponents in an 8-day span* - UIHuskie February 1, 2026, 17:17:41
- Let's get 3 in a 15 day span.* - Phytynlini February 1, 2026, 17:57:48
Held them to 4/16 from 3 in 2nd half* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 17:17:40
Fire Brad - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:14:40
- We never win the big games!* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 17:57:28
- But his OOB plays! * - Tuscy February 1, 2026, 17:20:04
- Nepotism!* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 17:18:02
- Ooooooh weeee!* - Toonces February 1, 2026, 17:17:01
- Was gonna ask if anyone got that stat. 15 top 10 wins in 6 years. Considering where we came from - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:16:29
ORtg up to 131.0 wow* - Orangeillini February 1, 2026, 17:14:13
- This offense is going to break kenpom - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:17:39
- *jerks in a circle* * - biclops February 1, 2026, 17:15:40
- Goodness. Only 2 TOs in the 2H* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:15:10
- defense up to #24 * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:14:50
  - Huge* - Tooldresser February 1, 2026, 17:20:39
No idea how true but this dude says KW is first player in 20 years with 2 25+ road wins vs AP top 5 - CanHartlebHireSnider February 1, 2026, 17:13:02
- He has to be B1G POY favorite now, right?* - bjl63 February 1, 2026, 17:14:31
Who had us 3-0 in this stretch?* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 17:12:55
- I think Michigan State is the least of these opponents, but the toughest matchup* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 17:21:41
  - I’ll be happy just to make it out of there uninjured, it will be a mugging * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:31:08
Illifuckingnois* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 17:12:33
Do we have the 2 best road wins in basketball this season? Not counting Nebraska’s over us, ha * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:11:50
- Bucky won in Ann Arbor * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:13:14
  - How do I put this. “Best wins by a good team?” If you know what I’m saying * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:15:00
    - ISU at PU. Mich at MSU* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:18:29
    - Arizona won at UConn* - UIHuskie February 1, 2026, 17:15:58
    - valid * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:15:53
This teams ball movement is approaching 2005 levels* - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 17:11:24
- And are like 5" taller at each position * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:13:59
Ho hum* - gvibes February 1, 2026, 17:11:20
the hoiberg kid so nails annoying hustledork. he must know it.* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 17:11:17
- And the headband is really the piece de resistance* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 17:15:48
- He’s legitimately good though, not just hustle dork good * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:12:26
  - Coach of a son * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:19:08
  - Hustledor then. One k short of dork.* - Stu February 1, 2026, 17:16:37
    - lol, I’ll allow it * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:19:42
  - yeah. but still plays like a hustledork.* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 17:13:50
That Tomi tip to Jake for the 3 changed the game* - opossum jenkins February 1, 2026, 17:11:07
- That was incredible and such a gut punch for the defense.* - DocWalk20 February 1, 2026, 19:11:36
- Just unbelievable* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:13:37
It’s crazy that entering Andrej was the guy you would have thought could go beast mode like Keaton* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 1, 2026, 17:10:16
- Wagler and Mirkovic have turned all preseason expectations upside down * - biclops February 1, 2026, 17:11:35
- Next year he will step up.* - Toonces February 1, 2026, 17:11:30
Really damned impressive * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:10:05
Second half defense on Sandfort was fantastic. He took what 2 shots? * - illini February 1, 2026, 17:09:54
- D in general. We locked in. Super impressive* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:14:15
- D in general. We locked in. Super impressive* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:14:09
- tremendous and our boys did a great job of shutting down the middle.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 17:11:30
Jdl I'm getting the lock out and you can't stop me.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 17:09:54
- Lock it up Brumby* - DocWalk20 February 1, 2026, 19:10:39
- A week late is better than never * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:10:32
Winning at Purdue and at Nebraska without Boswell. Incredible* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 17:09:52
fuck yeah! this team has it* - snipes824 February 1, 2026, 17:09:39
HELL YEAH.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 17:09:31
Let’s gooooooooooo* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:09:28
Top 5 Illinois? Many people are saying * - biclops February 1, 2026, 17:09:14
- We should be. Will be #7. Somehow Gonzaga will stay above us - JacobRDaugherty February 1, 2026, 17:14:13
GIGANTIC* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 17:09:12
- Filling in for Jeff Frank - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 17:11:34
1 seed in the matrix? * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:09:09
- St. Louis, Chicago & Indy* - Drippy February 1, 2026, 17:12:36
- Top 2 seed is my guess - JacobRDaugherty February 1, 2026, 17:12:22
  - I’ll take it. 2 in the Midwest is better than a 1 elsewhere * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:13:39
Hell yes* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:09:03
Clear fouls. Boooooooooo!* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 17:08:09
That’s bullshit. They can start running whenever they want. Just hand the ball over ref* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:07:48
were we really excited when Wagler pledged Illinois?* - bbonb February 1, 2026, 17:07:44
This game just won’t end* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 17:06:38
- I mean we’re gonna be here for 10 more minutes* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 17:08:03
- Good practice for March.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 17:07:09
Still scared because of their shooting* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 17:06:24
Finish the job. * - illini February 1, 2026, 17:06:00
Obvious foul. Unless hitting a guy in the head is legal now * - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 17:05:22
- Hit his arm too.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 17:06:20
How can you possibly be upset about that. Come on guys* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:05:10
These road game performances by Wagler are just special* - OrangeSox February 1, 2026, 17:05:03
I can’t believe how good this kid is.* - Toonces February 1, 2026, 17:04:55
Finish this please* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 17:04:15
now we get to see our great oob plays.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 17:03:45
- Gotta complain about something, I guess* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 17:04:33
- At least you'll have something to complain about in a road lead against #5* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 17:04:33
- This is such a weird (inaccurate) obsession of yours* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:04:22
Cmon. Finish!* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 17:03:43
Nebraska fans don’t seem to understand the basketball they are watching sometimes.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 17:03:42
Foul on mast first but whatever * - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 17:03:34
We’re fucking good. Nearing great* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:02:19
- I think we’re substantially better than Nebraska and it takes a bonkers 3 performance for them to - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 17:03:23
  - Our D is so much better - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:05:03
  - 100%* - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 17:04:30
  - 💯 * - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 17:04:03
Why jake* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 17:00:43
so dumb.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 17:00:39
Again, was there a foul there?* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 17:00:36
- stop fouling!* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 17:03:01
  - Mast hammered him to get that board. But still can’t turn around and foul back* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 17:03:32
What are you doing Davis?* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 17:00:24
- Ghost call, but don’t even give them the chance* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:01:31
Thanks for continuing to foul the 82% guy* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:59:25
- Ben is the only one on the court under 80% He's 77% * - jdl February 1, 2026, 17:01:28
  - Galloping Ghost of the FT line!! - osklister February 1, 2026, 17:06:07
These guys don't know how to foul. They just kind of crash into us. * - illini February 1, 2026, 16:59:21
Thanks for that rushed 3* - shua February 1, 2026, 16:57:27
Ben* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:57:06
- One day* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 16:57:52
Have we had a game where both Davis and Humrichous are on?* - biclops February 1, 2026, 16:53:52
- Saving it for March* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:55:20
Please make FT* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:53:48
Nothing worse than having to sit through a timeout before a crucial 1 and 1* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 16:53:19
- trust in wags.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 16:53:37
I feel like 40% of ben misses are in and out* - snipes824 February 1, 2026, 16:53:04
- I’d rather he just slowly hand Nebraska the ball to cut down on the chance of a fast break * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:57:29
- Just not enough arc. His margin for error is small. * - Orangeillini February 1, 2026, 16:55:30
- Yeah he’s had a lot of bad luck* - bjl63 February 1, 2026, 16:54:44
- They’re all just like that one* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:53:39
Come on Keaton. Make these out of the TO * - illini February 1, 2026, 16:52:50
Just need you to hit one, ben* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 16:52:47
Hummer now 0/5. Even a blind squirrel is going to have one 4/6 day over a season - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:52:45
- He’s been excellent on defense today. And he still creates spacing for Keaton to get in the lane* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:54:47
  - I just don’t want him shooting 3s, that’s all I’m saying * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:56:05
    - Can’t argue with that* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 17:08:04
- Who is your alternative right now? I guess you could have Z out there with Tomi again.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 16:54:34
  - I don’t mind him out there, I just don’t want him shooting 3s. We got to a great place where he was - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:55:16
    - He has to take that last one. Wide open off a skip* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:55:45
What a phenomenal D possession* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:52:39
Geez Ben* - shua February 1, 2026, 16:52:04
Ben* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:51:50
- at least it didn’t turn into a 3 on the other end!* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 16:53:19
C’mon guys, you had the foot on the throat there.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 16:51:23
Can we please just close these fucks out instead of doing precisely what they need us to do - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:51:20
Was there a foul there?* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:51:17
Fucking stop with the “hook and hold”. I literally want to punch the announcer* - ibdoc February 1, 2026, 16:50:13
Finally get a missed Frager, bounces right to the shortest Nebrask on the court, then the BS foul - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:49:37
Rebound check, 35-20 * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:48:14
- I blame you* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:49:00
  - Valid * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:49:55
Alright, just don’t let Frager/Sandfort get loose, make everyone else beat you* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:48:14
Our offense right now, my word * - illini February 1, 2026, 16:46:40
- That was 5 mins of pure liquid sex appeal* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:48:12
- a fucking load, if you will * - biclops February 1, 2026, 16:48:04
- Incredible* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:47:40
Fucking Frager* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 16:46:13
- Re: Fucking Frager* - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 16:46:51
HUMMER!* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:45:30
- His improvement on D is impressive * - jdl February 1, 2026, 16:46:46
  - And the huge OReb too. Making up for not making 3s today* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:47:56
Yes yes yes * - illini February 1, 2026, 16:44:29
Pretty impressive fight in this Illini team* - opossum jenkins February 1, 2026, 16:42:06
- they don’t really take plays off* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 16:45:11
What’s the most dangerous lead in basketball?* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 16:41:55
Curious how both teams hold up. We’re making them play 20+ secs of tough D every trip* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:38:59
- I think the last sequence of TOs and under 8 definitely benefits us - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:42:03
- I also love that we’ve basically forced them to play mast. The other oaf is such a non threat - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:41:55
  - Taps the sign* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:46:04
- als keeps them from quick runs/momentum* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 16:40:24
Alrighty boys. Now we have to sell outing them to run them off the arc - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:38:51
Keep Defending. Keep Rebounding* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 16:38:39
Each Ivisic with a career highlight play in this one* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 16:37:34
Insane insane pass by Tomi. Wow wow wow* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:37:10
- put it in the Louvre* - Chuck Woodaby February 1, 2026, 16:38:03
- He is so fun to watch pass. That might have been his best ever.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 16:37:43
Volleyball pass!* - ATL February 1, 2026, 16:37:07
Holy shit, what a play tomi* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:36:16
- worthy of the announcer hype. that was blind feel* - snipes824 February 1, 2026, 16:37:25
- Wasn't really sure if it was intentional but yes it was. Amazing * - jdl February 1, 2026, 16:37:24
  - That’s a like a 99% on the feel but <10% of actually working play. Amazing stuff* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:38:04
    - Thank goodness Jake made the shot * - jdl February 1, 2026, 16:41:50
The changes and execution on D have been very good this half. Truly* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:35:33
Not great place to give tomi the ball* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:35:06
Don’t love giving away the time out* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:33:55
- Thought it was perfect actually. Stole a blow for Keaton* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:37:47
These fucking people giving a Bronx cheer. Don’t know ball* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:33:46
You know if it was reversed, would be a flagrant on Illinois* - ibdoc February 1, 2026, 16:33:36
Do they think hook and hold is the only type of flagrant foul?* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:33:15
Damn, that’s dangerous. Glad Keaton appears to be ok.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 16:31:55
- Lucky didn t break his arm* - OWWDig February 1, 2026, 16:32:57
That’s a dangerous play if nothing else, not sure they’ll call it flagrant though* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 16:31:33
- But the more I watch, that is incredibly dirty* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 16:32:16
  - Yep, classic scrub taking a hard/damgerous foul* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:34:04
  - I thought it was just clumsy* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 16:32:52
It’s not a hook and hold you dopes. Just a flagrant* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:31:28
- Yeah why are they so stuck on the H&H? If the ref was reviewing that he'd have said so - IlliniSax05 February 1, 2026, 16:32:22
- Exactly* - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 16:32:00
- Yep, so dumb* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:31:58
he absolutely grabbed and pulled - snipes824 February 1, 2026, 16:31:26
GTFO with that last Frager 3. Z could not have been more extended* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:30:55
- Frager looks meth-y, like that osu player* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 16:31:39
Get a flagrant! Good job Underwood asking for review* - Poldark February 1, 2026, 16:30:25
- Almost RIP Keaton’s elbow* - JeffFrank February 1, 2026, 16:31:32
Well I wish Frager hadn’t played today* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 16:30:05
That’s a flagrant* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:29:55
- Shouldn't be* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 1, 2026, 16:30:17
  - Laimbeer-esque* - Herman Blume February 1, 2026, 16:30:48
    - Keaton could have been hurt there* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:31:47
So no adjustments. Cool cool cool * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:29:52
That's an impressive 3 by Frager. * - illini February 1, 2026, 16:29:35
- Again, our shot quality is overall better than theirs. But they make them* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:30:20
  - correct.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 16:31:27
Jesus Christ.* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:29:24
Damn that 3 would have been huge. But great effort on the offensive glass again* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 16:25:57
Z being able to play center field is huge. They don’t even wanna think of taking a 2* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:24:50
Given our O efficiency, I'm always surprised how teams guard Andrej. - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 16:24:29
- It would be totally cool if he could shoot. - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 16:26:20
- Right on cue * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:25:18
  - Justin Harmon 3 point shooting vibes* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 16:26:11
    - *doink* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 16:28:51
Attack on these goobers. * - illini February 1, 2026, 16:23:58
Road boos are such a glorious sound * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:23:20
He’s got that look all the sudden….* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:23:16
Hummers one good game from 3 is going to cost us so dearly because Underwood is going to green light - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:22:43
Smart play ben* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 16:22:38
It’s a game of making shots. We aren’t at an equal pace* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:22:03
lol Ben. No need to foul him there* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:21:21

They cut so hard* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:20:49
That repay out of the break, that just bad iq by Ben. Give him the 2* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:20:29
rewound and that was a horrific call - jdl February 1, 2026, 16:18:57
- I completely agree with you but fouls are 7-4 in our favor and Nebraska hasn’t shot a FT * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:20:57
  - they have only taken a. handful of shots inside is why they have no FTs - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 16:24:08
- It’s been pretty shitty. They are incredibly handy all day* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:20:10
- Especially in a game like this, that's just incredibly weak.* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 16:19:25
  - Wagler got fouled 3 times on that play where he drove the baseline for a layup* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 16:21:17
Just can’t leave them open for 3. Give up the 2. Gotta be disciplined on it* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:18:39
It’s pretty simple - their open shooters are just making them way more than ours are* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 16:18:21
- that's where i'm at. theirs *are* open. but by and large, ours are too - snipes824 February 1, 2026, 16:19:25
We’re getting a little homered here today. That’s a foul, but Keaton is getting mugged out there.* - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 16:17:47
- correct.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 16:18:38
- in a tight game it’s pretty brutal. —* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 16:18:27
Basketball is a game of runs* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:17:23
0 reason for Ben to leave him there. Cannot do that. So dumb* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:17:04
- Just bizarre to watch us get destroyed by open looks from 3 the entire 1st half, and then we just - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:17:57
So they’re gonna force it out Wagler’s hands. We have to kill them in rotation* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:14:46
- Yep. Perimeter passing has to be quicker to get them in rotation - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:18:28
So I guess we decided to just keep giving them wide open 3s at halftime? * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 16:14:11
- Prayed for change... - IlliniSax05 February 1, 2026, 16:17:49
We just aren’t good enough long range shooters* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:13:28
D adjustment appears to be not to guard #9.* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 16:13:00
- 24% from 3. Drills it* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:13:50
Unbelievable no call on Keaton there* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:12:06
Wagler hammered 3 times on that drive* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 16:11:57
my god, call a fucking foul* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:11:46
Just caught up at the half. AS just can’t play anymore this game. Not sure how many - voiceofreason February 1, 2026, 16:09:04
- His defensive awareness is just incredibly poor. On the ball or off the ball.* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 16:11:18
Maybe stayed with the zone a little too much - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:59:45
- Thought Nebraska’s offense was better against our man D the last 4 minutes* - Orangeillini February 1, 2026, 16:03:39
nice bounce back for the twin towers, 7-7 with 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 15:59:28
I think defensively we have to sell out to stop the 3. If the beat is with 2’s, fine - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:58:47
- Hasn’t been our scheme this year, unfortunately - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:03:57
  - Agree. Which makes it hard be a team like this* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 16:06:15
- and they don’t look comfortable trying to shoot around tomi or z.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 16:01:08
- This* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 16:00:04
- Same. If they beat us on 2s so be it * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 15:59:48
Jesus f that. Sandfort travels when he comes around on those curls for shots* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 15:58:14
- He gets rid of the ball in like .2 of a second. When is there time to travel?* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:59:34
  - Dude took like three steps getting into his shot that took them to 28. Fast steps, but steps* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 16:02:07
    - Every player in basketball does that nowadays. College and pro - IlliniSax05 February 1, 2026, 16:03:08
They made 11 3s. Our backcourt gave us 5 total points. Either of those balance out, we’re good* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:57:47
Terrible shooting. I like our chances in the 2nd. - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:57:08
- I think the refs (almost understandably) got caught up on the foul count. It’s 6-2 in our favor - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 15:59:13
11-4 in 3s made.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 15:57:00
Absurd shooting by them even if most were open. We just need to do better than 4-14 on our end* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:56:02
Whatever, it was that nightmare half where your opponent goes 11/19 from 3 and we’re in the game * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 15:55:15
- I dislike when we de-link the shooting % from the looks. - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 15:56:59
  - Same problem first game—they were 46% (12/26) - Blazer February 1, 2026, 16:08:42
  - Some, but they’ve made at least 4 that were very tough to downright bad* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 16:00:08
    - Nah, you won’t be able to find 4. Might not be able to find 2.* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 16:02:42
  - Totally true. Not sure why we collapse on lane. Let em shoot those 1:1* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 15:59:18
  - Yeah the doofy guy with the bum leg is open by 10 feet every time. * - illini February 1, 2026, 15:59:10
  - I think at least 3 have been well contested makes* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:58:19
  - Agree, the defense looked like ass often. Confident we’ll adjust * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 15:58:16
I can’t believe Mirk just lost Sandfort on that last 3* - opossum jenkins February 1, 2026, 15:55:07
If they come back to Earth shooting wise and the refs start calling fouls, UI wins by double digits - GrandmotherPearlsJam February 1, 2026, 15:55:00
We’re fine* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:54:51
What a shitty finish * - biclops February 1, 2026, 15:54:37
- 14-2 run after the Jake FT* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:55:28
Absolutely done with Andrej this game. Give me Ben* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:54:09
- Had a nice drive and kick to Jake, needs to do that more * - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:56:51
- For a guy whose dad is a former NBA all-star, he just has no instincts.* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 15:55:24
- really bad * - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:54:51
I guess every boy in Nebraska plays basketball now - bbonb February 1, 2026, 15:54:07
Honestly wasn’t even bad D. If you hit those, we lose and it doesn’t matter* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:53:49
Sit Dre’s ass. Really bad* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:53:17
30 of Nebraska’s 34 points are from 3. We’ve made them chuckers, I like our chances - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 15:53:13
- Now 33 of 39 * - meanjeans February 1, 2026, 15:54:02
Nightmare game from Andrej so far* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:52:24
- he’s a mess.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 15:55:19
- He needs to sit* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:53:25
They don’t miss* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:51:53
- They're also always wide fucking open - IlliniSax05 February 1, 2026, 15:52:14
  - Yep. We are slow to rotate* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:52:34
These are good lucks, but so are ours* - gvibes February 1, 2026, 15:51:40
- Too bad we’re not a good 3 shooting team* - shua February 1, 2026, 15:52:55
  - Our season 3 pt % is higher than Nebraskas * - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:57:50
- Yeah regardless of our shit, when they shoot like this it may not matter* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:52:33
My god he raked his whole arm* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:51:23
Just raked across the forearm of mirk* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:51:09
Hammwred* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:50:57
Maybe back to zone?* - ab75 February 1, 2026, 15:50:00
That’s a rough sequence, but fuck that no call on the loose ball - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:49:58
- KW been clobbered all day* - OWWDig February 1, 2026, 15:50:55
Oof* - illini21 February 1, 2026, 15:49:34
- hard for Wagler to defend when he’s knocked on the floor* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:50:24
fuck* - biclops February 1, 2026, 15:49:19
Literally the only thing you can’t allow* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:49:02
- Incredibly painful breakdowns on 3 straight possessions. That’s how you lose winnable games* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:49:50
Close this out strong, we definitely deserve to be leading at half.* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:45:59
- Derp.* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:49:51
Need to knock down two at a minimum Jake* - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 15:45:31
Make your FTs Jake* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 15:44:54
Make the FT Jake* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:44:52
2 fouls on Lawrence * - Poldark February 1, 2026, 15:44:47
They are terrified of the lane, lol* - gvibes February 1, 2026, 15:44:42
Get the fuck out of here with those last 2 baskets* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:44:25
That was fugly Mirk* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 15:43:26
- Hacked* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:44:41
  - Contact from like three different guys* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:45:55
IDK how this game will end up, but we’re a good basketball team * - biclops February 1, 2026, 15:42:02
Clearly scouted that - ab75 February 1, 2026, 15:42:01
- The second one from Keaton was an unbelievable pass* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:45:16
Z is such a weapon* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:40:20
- That last shot clock violation was entirely his presence around the rim* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:41:34
And lol at that last lineup. 6’7”, 6’9”, 6’9”, 7’1”, 7’2”* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:39:26
- It’s an interesting wrinkle and it’s definitely causing them problems on both ends* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:42:05
Frankly, Nebraska should lose this game based on the number of points in paint they’re giving up* - opossum jenkins February 1, 2026, 15:38:56
Nebraska is 6-13 from 3 and we’re winning* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:38:37
- Frager is a 37% guy, gotta guard him and Sandfort * - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:39:34
  - Yep* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:44:58
Gotta mix up out of this zone, they’re getting open 3s from good shooters now* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 15:38:16
- Agreed. Good to mix it in and cause confusion but they’ve solved it* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:39:29
Wagler needs to keep going to the basket. Even if they don’t call it, it’s forcing help - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:37:52
- yep they send 2-3 guys to collapse on the driving player, leaves the basket open* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:39:14
- Yep* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:38:48
our offense honestly looks great. just missing a ton of open 3's - snipes824 February 1, 2026, 15:37:22
- agreed - we should be up 10* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:38:12
3-11 from three, 2-5 on FT’s. And up 3. Ivisic bros really playing well* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:37:15
- And only 1 OReb on the 8 missed 3s* - ab75 February 1, 2026, 15:38:50
Holy shit Z. That was insane* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:37:00
Ball movement is so damn good* - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 15:36:53
- Mirk initiating is an interesting tweak. We haven’t had to do it because wagler so good, but mirk - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:38:22
  - Don’t think that’s new—we’ve run iso through him backing down all year - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:47:31
    - Correct, that’s specifically what i meant* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:48:20
ZVONIMIR!!!!!!!* - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:36:47
Insane athleticism by Z. Insane* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:36:30
BIG Z * - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:36:30
What a fucking play from Z* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 15:36:25
Holy fuck, Z* - gvibes February 1, 2026, 15:36:24
z!* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 15:36:23
Get ‘em Z* - biclops February 1, 2026, 15:36:23
Point forward mirk just generated an amazing look* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:35:21
Both guys fouled Wagler there* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:34:06
- second ludicrous mo call on one of his drives - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:34:44
They’re not calling much. Helps the Nebraska hustle dork approach* - cpsteine February 1, 2026, 15:34:02
Wagler can’t get a call in the lane today it appears* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 15:33:56
- ridiculous.* - Ari Gold February 1, 2026, 15:34:17
Wagler still not getting the calls of a lottery pick. Goodness* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:33:42
- prison rules* - Chuck Woodaby February 1, 2026, 15:34:13
Getting good looks* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:32:16
- And every rebound right to them* - ab75 February 1, 2026, 15:32:59
lol this crowd * - biclops February 1, 2026, 15:31:51
Early shot clock contested 3 from Andrej not ideal* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:30:16
Andrej turning into a total non-shooter is the one thing slowing down the offense a bit. - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:28:33
- we chased sandfordt first. I did question it at the time, but you can really see that fit now* - snipes824 February 1, 2026, 15:32:03
seems like a game where we aren’t going to see many fouls called under the nasket - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:27:48
- What about under the Illinois Illasket?* - HeatMizer February 1, 2026, 15:29:17
  - nope, dead zone. Like a casket. - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:34:12
Tomi looks tired. Don’t know how long we can do the two bigs thing* - opossum jenkins February 1, 2026, 15:26:21
Get it together, Andrej* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 15:26:17
a lot different than the first game * - biclops February 1, 2026, 15:26:08
- D and rebounding been very good. Missed some open shots, couple forces. But we’re ok* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:27:11
  - Yep. Keep getting those looks and they’ll fall - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:28:23
Gotta hit these open 3s boys* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:25:15
Wagler really forcing* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:24:07
- I can’t wait for you to chime in that we’re taking too many threes - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:28:12
- Disagree. Strongly-* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:26:12
  - we get it* - biclops February 1, 2026, 15:27:57
  - Very strongly, apparently* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:26:51
    - ooo - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:28:10
- Disagree. Strongly-* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:26:09
- Disagree. Strongly-* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 15:26:05
Was that a box and one on Sandfort?* - gvibes February 1, 2026, 15:21:37
- Don’t think so, more of a switch sides and follow him to open spaces* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:22:50
  - Yeah I think you are right* - gvibes February 1, 2026, 15:24:10
  - We also just went zone to matchup after they ran their first action that last trip* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:23:40
So sandfort just doesn’t miss against us. Cool cool* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:17:37
Andre playing hero ball early on* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:15:35
- Terrible matchup for him. They jam the lane. No idea why he’s trying to drive it into their D* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:18:42
  - if he is ready to kick it out, could be good. - memyselfandillini February 1, 2026, 15:20:57
  - He had 19 points in the first meeting * - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:20:27
    - On 16 shots* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:23:54
      - I don;t count his 3s :) * - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:26:28
        
        Fair* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:27:19
- He's looked to pass at least three times * - larue33 February 1, 2026, 15:18:24
  - After dribbling into no man’s land* - Mrap24 February 1, 2026, 15:18:55
    - Driving into the lane and kicking is how you get them in rotation* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 15:22:38
Insane amount of grabbing allowed early on our possessions* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 15:15:21
- Finally got Lawrence, he’s going with the “can’t call them all” D* - Carl Spackler February 1, 2026, 15:18:20
  - Probably a great strategy at hom* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:20:39
Their D is so solid* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:15:08
Tomi first half 3!* - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 15:13:15
Color commentator hosts a Nebraska sports podcast* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:11:19
Women’s basketball is the worst* - timmer February 1, 2026, 15:07:27
Good to see that the end of women’s games aren’t any less painful than the men’s version.* - OB25 February 1, 2026, 15:06:27
- Worse because they have the "call a time out to advance the ball" rule * - jdl February 1, 2026, 15:09:59
- TTU coach should be embarrassed. Just inbounds the ball on your end, game is over! - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 15:08:30
Szelc, Sirmons and Reed - jdl February 1, 2026, 14:35:47
- This is a great draw. Szelc is always whom I want on the road - GMAW February 1, 2026, 14:48:51
- I feel like any time I see who the refs will be for a particular game I usually react with disdain - Ron McDon February 1, 2026, 14:42:08
LFG! * - illini February 1, 2026, 14:31:47
Mast not on the injury report. Frager listed as questionable - biclops February 1, 2026, 12:23:44
- Go at Fragger relentlessly. See if he really can play* - ilinni11 February 1, 2026, 12:25:45
Something I think we’ll see today: Z guarding Hoiberg - GMAW February 1, 2026, 10:43:59
- That would be an interesting twist, because I'm not sure how we match up - Blazer February 1, 2026, 14:50:03
I think this is literally the biggest home game in Nebraska history* - GMAW February 1, 2026, 10:04:55
- Hope this goes better for us than the last time we played the upstart who was traditionally a power - tvillini February 1, 2026, 12:02:35
  - Hopefully it's more like when we went there and won on their 400th sellout streak* - WhitmansFolly February 1, 2026, 13:04:20
  - Drawing a blank here—which game are you thinking about?* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 12:37:21
    - Getting housed at IU 5 months ago. - tvillini February 1, 2026, 12:39:03
      - Oh right. Let’s not put that thought out into the universe* - Blazer February 1, 2026, 12:50:20
        
        To be fair, I’m pretty sure they’re not 2025-2026 IU football. They’re good, but not that. - tvillini February 1, 2026, 13:27:04
- Apparently they are the only Power 5 to never win a tournament game.* - Toonces February 1, 2026, 10:15:16
Tidbits from Brad's Saturday press conference (shorter than usual): - JFG February 1, 2026, 9:54:57
Preview/Review: - JFG February 1, 2026, 9:34:23
- This game is all about making threes. We’re going to get opportunities. - GMAW February 1, 2026, 10:12:08
  - 100%. Hate that we are on two days of rest vs. Nebraska having 4 days.* - JFG February 1, 2026, 13:44:24
Line down to +1.5 anyone still seeing 2.5?? - redgrange77 January 31, 2026, 21:01:39
- Yes. Illinois +2.5 with few exceptions* - opossum jenkins February 1, 2026, 11:10:12
  - Seeing exact opposite. 1.5 consensus with a handful at 2.5* - John Coctostan February 1, 2026, 12:04:28
    - Yep. Vegas insider updated their site since this morning* - opossum jenkins February 1, 2026, 12:11:15
Guess I'll put this here. Re: our discussion about the best frosh we've had... - Tuscy January 31, 2026, 19:12:33
Any updates on their injured players?* - shua January 31, 2026, 18:04:22
- Mast will probably play, Fragger is a GTD* - ilinni11 February 1, 2026, 12:25:00

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