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Have you enjoyed three straight days of Illini content over the USC win? I know I sure have. Now, onto UCLA.
UCLA is #41 in the NET. They are 2-7 in Quad 1 games, with wins @ Washington (by 2) and vs. Purdue (by 2). Recently, the took a trip to the great state of Michigan. It didn't go well...lost both games handily by a combined 53 points. Mick Cronin loved it and handled it with style and grace, stating "I love being in the Big Ten...what a conference!"
Tyler Bilodeau is still their guy at forward, leading the team in points and rebounds. Former Illini Skyy Clark is still there, along with fellow guards Dent and Perry. Clark and Perry are shooting 48% and 44% from three on the season, so there is talent there. UCLA is 9-6 in the Big Ten, but the only "quality" win they have is that Purdue win from a month ago. UCLA will be looking to bounce back from their terrible Michigan visit with a big win at home (where they are 14-1). They've been off since Tuesday, which hopefully has been enough time to apply some Aquaphor to Mick's chapped diaper-wearing ass.
Illinois is flying high. 4th in the NET. Getting lots of love. 7-4 in Quad 1 games. 7-1 on the road in the Big Ten. Coming off the best conference road win since 1978. This team doesn't seem like one that's going to let up on Saturday night.
Need this one, and then it's time to host Michigan.
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 Illini Basketball @ UCLA Pre-Game and Game Thread (Sat, 7pm on FOX) - JFG February 20, 2026, 13:09:52
- Last 2 seed on the latest matrix update - jdl February 24, 2026, 7:45:19
- Latest bracket for Field of 68 bracket guys is one I’d take in a heartbeat. - OB25 February 23, 2026, 17:01:04
- Hey, anyone planning on attending the UMD game 08-Mar? - timmer February 23, 2026, 16:44:54
- College Basketball players skipped classes??? Oh my! - timmer February 23, 2026, 15:22:49
- Still #10 in the AP. Between rankings and metrics, basically got a mulligan. Let's not blow it* - Blazer February 23, 2026, 12:02:03
- Still in the hunt - jdl February 23, 2026, 11:42:06
- Underwood's "blunder" getting a lot of attention. - Tuscy February 23, 2026, 10:46:42
- Literally said before the play: “This is one where you tell Dent to just not stop dribbling. - Carl Spackler February 23, 2026, 17:19:00
- After watching the replay a half dozen times, the players seemed to be so paralyzed - GMAW February 23, 2026, 14:09:01
- Still can’t get over the spot that Z stands in at the end of the play. - OB25 February 23, 2026, 12:30:10
- He even said right away in the post game they need to look at it. So I think he knows he fucked that - snipes824 February 23, 2026, 11:44:34
- The defensive alignment still baffles me* - Mrap24 February 23, 2026, 11:16:03
- Good. It’s a pattern and hopefully will prompt some adjustments* - CWR10 February 23, 2026, 10:56:16
- Indeed.* - Warrin'_Illini February 23, 2026, 10:57:19
- What's the site again that predicts the conference tourney seeding?
 - tvillini February 23, 2026, 9:57:48
- ooo - Mrap24 February 23, 2026, 10:01:25
- After a 2 loss week, Lunardi moves Houston up to a 1 seed. Lol* - Mrap24 February 23, 2026, 9:46:21
- Still mad. Can we bounce back? That was just a horrible loss.* - Warrin'_Illini February 23, 2026, 8:58:21
- All of our metrics are entirely unchanged. Still 4 in the NET, kenpom - Blazer February 22, 2026, 13:16:46
- I really want a 2 seed.* - nash February 22, 2026, 9:11:20
- Fool me once, shame, shame on you, fool me twice, you won't get fooled again - illini222 February 22, 2026, 9:02:19
- Slept like crap last night. Still just bummed. * - illini February 22, 2026, 8:36:54
- Sadly I think we’ve glimpsed Brad’s ceiling.* - LeatherneckIllini February 22, 2026, 6:27:10
- who do you want? who do you believe we can get with a higher ceiling? - digs February 23, 2026, 10:15:30
- Our fanbase is so freaking weird* - illini21 February 23, 2026, 9:04:12
- I’m as irritated as anyone about botching the end, but he’s still got a very high ceiling here. - voiceofreason February 22, 2026, 11:06:02
- Are we even going to have enough players to field a team next year?* - Stu February 22, 2026, 8:36:05
- We have a coach who’s shown more willingness to evolve - ab75 February 22, 2026, 8:15:14
- Meh...our two best players are freshmen and freshmen are still freshmen, even in 2025 - ATL February 22, 2026, 7:20:34
- I still can't believe we let a guy go full court basically unabated to lose. Groce* - OWWDig February 22, 2026, 4:28:57
- Largest comeback against an AP 10 team ever, so there’s that* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 23:46:21
- Here’s a kenoom number for you: #299 in luck * - meanjeans February 21, 2026, 23:44:41
- By my math Dre was 46/47 for FT in B1G play before going 6/9 today, including 3/3 to start the game - meanjeans February 21, 2026, 23:11:09
- Also: somebody please put Tim Brando out to pasture* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 23:08:51
- Shitty loss. Time to move on. * - harb February 21, 2026, 23:07:38
- Eddie Johnson not happy either - CanHartlebHireSnider February 21, 2026, 23:06:08
- Two things concern me: that was as well defended as I’ve seen our offense look in a while - meanjeans February 21, 2026, 22:59:52
- Jus don’t fall to a 4 seed and pray for good matchups* - cpsteine February 21, 2026, 22:57:13
- The turnover and foul on a 3 at the end of the half was as damaging as we feared at the time.* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 22:49:18
- dre and mirk being 1-12; 0-7; 7-11 with 4 tos didn’t help either.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 22:42:14
- What frustrates me the most is we had 2 time outs to devise a plan - Mrap24 February 21, 2026, 22:38:17
- Shit is fucked up and bullshit* - gvibes February 21, 2026, 22:31:51
- Honestly, Big Z is a bigger part of the problem on that last play than many others - OB25 February 21, 2026, 22:10:55
- Cope City population: Me.* - Toonces February 21, 2026, 22:10:34
- Also, what in gods green earth was Dre doing on that play? - Mrap24 February 21, 2026, 22:09:28
- Beat Michigan on Friday and this won’t matter* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 22:07:17
- Lunardi drops us to 8 and moves Purdue up to 6.* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 22:02:16
- lol* - biclops February 21, 2026, 22:03:41
- C’mon.* - voiceofreason February 21, 2026, 22:02:59
- What does Kenyon say about blowing enormous leads to mediocre teams late in the season* - Herman Blume February 21, 2026, 22:01:57
- Basically if we run into a good team with a PG who can penetrate we are cooked* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:59:23
- Mirk needs to text Brad again * - jdl February 21, 2026, 21:57:26
- the last play was bad. unfortunate. giving up 1.36 points per possession to the #42 offense, brutal* - Orangeillini February 21, 2026, 21:55:37
- The more I watch it the angrier I get. You just cant allow Boswell to get behind the play immediate - Mrap24 February 21, 2026, 21:53:21
- 33-10. * - illini February 21, 2026, 21:52:06
- 2-5 in close games. Concerning? At least we don’t get blown out? - nash February 21, 2026, 21:50:37
- kenpom stayed at 4. offense up from 132.3 to 132.7. defense dropped from 24 to 31 (ouch)* - Orangeillini February 21, 2026, 21:50:35
- It’s worse when you tell your wife before the inbounds that Dent would get a shot at the rim* - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 21:48:41
- Four losses 9 total points * - biclops February 21, 2026, 21:47:51
- Watched the replay a few times and must admit the play design was an A+ - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:47:40
- One more comment: this doesn’t help my trust in Underwood in big situations. - voiceofreason February 21, 2026, 21:46:50
- I assume our online fam base will take this loss perfectly in stride - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:45:46
- My lord do we suck at that. Any time we are in that situation, opponent gets a good shot.* - OWWDig February 21, 2026, 21:45:26
- Yep. * - illini February 21, 2026, 21:46:18
- Mick Cronin just clowned Underwood - Poldark February 21, 2026, 21:45:10
- Again, how a guy like Andrej can have no basketball instincts is baffling. - Carl Spackler February 21, 2026, 21:44:53
- Watched the last 3 minutes of OT. - voiceofreason February 21, 2026, 21:44:45
- I choose to believe this will be a wake up loss. Don’t bring it on reb and def, and you’re - MC February 21, 2026, 21:44:39
- I can’t even begin to understand what we were doing there. Deny Dent the ball. Period* - CWR10 February 21, 2026, 21:44:34
- Why the fuck did Brad move Boswell and Wagler up after that time out? - Mrap24 February 21, 2026, 21:43:46
- I do not understand pressing. It allows so many lanes* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 21:43:32
- It’s the same thing all year. We can’t stop quick guards. Literally helpless* - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 21:43:20
- Play stupid defense, win stupid prizes.* - voiceofreason February 21, 2026, 21:43:09
- Crazy they didn’t press him prior to the inbound* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 21, 2026, 21:43:06
- How do you let him get a full head of steam like that - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:43:03
- Why did we just let the fast PG we couldn’t stop catch it running full speed? - illini February 21, 2026, 21:42:30
- Everyone was so scared of fouling.* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 21:42:10
- Pathetic. Embarrassing. You can’t let him have a head of steam* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:42:06
- Holy fuking shit that was awful* - cpsteine February 21, 2026, 21:41:55
- That was after TWO timeouts. Horrendous* - bjl63 February 21, 2026, 21:41:52
- Once again, Andre what the fuck are you doing* - RVA February 21, 2026, 21:41:22
- Pathetic* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 21:41:20
- What a terrible loss* - HeatMizer February 21, 2026, 21:41:15
- What a terrible loss* - HeatMizer February 21, 2026, 21:41:12
- Ow my balls* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 21:40:58
- you just can';t allow that * - jdl February 21, 2026, 21:40:56
- Tyus Edney’d. * - harb February 21, 2026, 21:40:53
- Welp* - gvibes February 21, 2026, 21:40:47
- I mean you gotta be fucking kidding me * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:40:45
- Well they didn’t foul* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:40:41
- a fucking layup?* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:40:40
- Fuuuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkkkkkk* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:40:36
- Fucking awful* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:40:32
- Like Tennessee last season * - biclops February 21, 2026, 21:40:22
- Trash game trash loss fuck everything * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:40:06
- Why did we take the timeout before seeing how they lined up?* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:38:34
- I hope we press* - JacobRDaugherty February 21, 2026, 21:37:58
- I hope we press* - JacobRDaugherty February 21, 2026, 21:37:57
- Do not foul* - Mrap24 February 21, 2026, 21:37:02
- At least a half second should come off after it went in* - RVA February 21, 2026, 21:36:48
- Hell yeah. * - harb February 21, 2026, 21:36:34
- I love you Keaton Wagler * - biclops February 21, 2026, 21:36:22
- Reb way better in OT * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:36:19
- Don’t foul. Please * - illini February 21, 2026, 21:36:09
- WAGLER * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:35:30
- amazing.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:35:59
- Fuck that* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 21:35:08
- Wow. Looked like all ball. * - harb February 21, 2026, 21:35:01
- As long as we get that call at the other end* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:34:55
- Phantom call* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:34:49
- Oh fuck that* - RVA February 21, 2026, 21:34:41
- Can that be challenged?* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 21:32:40
- This is torture.* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:32:30
- our hands sometimes...* - snipes824 February 21, 2026, 21:32:26
- Dre failing to secure that board might have just cost this game* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:32:18
- omg just one bucket * - biclops February 21, 2026, 21:32:15
- How did Dre not get that* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:32:12
- Grab the rebound* - RVA February 21, 2026, 21:32:10
- How TF did that not go in for Keaton? Come on.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:32:10
- omg dre* - gvibes February 21, 2026, 21:32:03
- keaton can’t buy a bucket.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:31:51
- Sorry what was the last call on our last o possession?* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 21:30:59
- Just please win* - JacobRDaugherty February 21, 2026, 21:30:47
- Anyone else’s heart rate going wild right now?* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 21:30:39
- UCLA cheerleaders are getting a lot of tv time. Can’t quite figure out why * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:30:30
- We literally just need someone to make one shot. Just one. I don’t know why we’re all dead tired* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:30:12
- More great D. Come on, guys. Capitalize.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:29:57
- Nice d ben* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:29:54
- Good time out. * - harb February 21, 2026, 21:29:48
- need to get tomi something here.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:29:47
- Ben defense saves Keaton bad shot selection * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:29:43
- Yep. * - harb February 21, 2026, 21:30:04
- Great D by Ben. Now attack. * - illini February 21, 2026, 21:29:42
- Just can’t make a shot* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:29:15
- great d by ben.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:29:14
- Go to the rim Keaton!* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:29:08
- Is mirkovic dead? or just off game?* - gvibes February 21, 2026, 21:28:45
- Nice D. LFG!* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:28:35
- need a bucket here.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:28:17
- Come on guys. String some stops together. * - illini February 21, 2026, 21:27:38
- Get a stop damnit* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:27:28
- man dre go up with that* - snipes824 February 21, 2026, 21:27:19
- Kylan asleep on a cutter again* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:25:40
- Oof* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:25:37
- Damn Ben way off * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:25:24
- 6 for our last 27 from 3* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:24:37
- We really didn't miss out on Clark leaving* - RVA February 21, 2026, 21:24:05
- Somebody tell Z that Bilodeau is the best shooter in the conference* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:24:00
- Skyy Clark he gawn* - Poldark February 21, 2026, 21:23:48
- Would prefer Clark to not foul out * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:23:45
- Everything short* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:23:42
- Gutsy to tie it up. Make a couple of shots early in OT* - memyselfandillini February 21, 2026, 21:21:52
- Gutsy to tie it up. Make a couple of shots early in OT* - memyselfandillini February 21, 2026, 21:21:16
- Gutsy to tie it up. Make a couple of shots early in OT* - memyselfandillini February 21, 2026, 21:21:07
- We win in OT. Let’s go* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:20:40
- We wanted Dent to shoot. Lol* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:20:24
- We wanted Dent to shoot. Lol* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:20:14
- Unlike the last 2 games, I think OT favors us in this one* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:20:07
- We win in OT. Let’s go* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:19:59
- Take it to the rack. Make them foul * - biclops February 21, 2026, 21:19:45
- Whew* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:19:37
- Bonus basketball * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:19:36
- Kylan back in the game* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:19:05
- Please shoot Skyy* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:18:08
- Feels hard to believe that he makes both based on how this has gone lately* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:17:03
- Hit your FTs please* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:16:40
- another big missed rebound late.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:15:43
- Omg Z! Grab that shit* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 21:15:36
- Jesus Skyy fucks us once again missing a shot that badly* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:15:29
- Sonofabitch. Clark missed so bad it was hard to rebound it.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:15:24
- Jinx* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:15:43
- Of course* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:15:19
- Goodness* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:15:06
- LETS GO* - memyselfandillini February 21, 2026, 21:14:10
- Would be nice to get a stop* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:13:57
- zone defense again?* - Poldark February 21, 2026, 21:13:38
- Ok get a stop. * - illini February 21, 2026, 21:13:36
- fuck yeah ben* - snipes824 February 21, 2026, 21:13:30
- Nice shot Ben. * - harb February 21, 2026, 21:13:25
- Hummer big 3 obviously * - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 21:13:16
- Hummer!* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 21:13:16
- Benny Clutch* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:13:06
- LET’S GO BEN* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:13:03
- get some Ben* - Poldark February 21, 2026, 21:13:02
- Ben never makes big 3s* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:13:01
- B33333n!* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:13:01
- Ben* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:13:00
- Thank you Ben * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:12:50
- Bah, that‘s on Keaton* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:12:30
- Can’t argue with that call on Tomi* - ATL February 21, 2026, 21:12:28
- Kind of wagler's fault there* - gvibes February 21, 2026, 21:12:22
- Yep* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:13:22
- Just not our night. Fuck* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 21:12:18
- Jeesh.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:12:16
- Always note the line move* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:12:13
- Man, Tomi has hit that shot in the clutch every other time this year* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:11:33
- Dre just giving UCLA 2 free points with that foul* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 21:11:24
- Ugh, Tomi, needed that to go down.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:11:12
- Tomi WTF? * - illini February 21, 2026, 21:11:10
- Did anyone crash on that shot?* - biclops February 21, 2026, 21:11:01
- Dre absolutely lost on that defensive possession* - RVA February 21, 2026, 21:10:01
- get a stop now!* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:09:55
- Kylan back from the locker room / on the bench.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:09:17
- 2-16 from 3 for Wagler, Stojakovic, Mirkovic, and Tomi. That’s the difference. - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:08:03
- That Booker tip was the essence of this game* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 21:07:15
- LETS GO - memyselfandillini February 21, 2026, 21:06:08
- End of 1st half foul currently the difference, so thats fun* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 21, 2026, 21:06:03
- This loss will be way worse than Wisconsin* - ilinni11 February 21, 2026, 21:05:17
- Yes. This team is too good to blow a 23 pt lead * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:08:33
- Exactly.* - ilinni11 February 21, 2026, 21:10:47
- Hasn’t UCLA only lost one home game all year? I get we had a big lead, but they’ve been a good home - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:08:06
- No. That one was at homes. Nebraska also would be worse* - bjl63 February 21, 2026, 21:07:23
- i guess, but wisconsin was at home.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 21:06:12
- It’s a Q1 road loss to a tourney team* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:06:00
- I’d love to see Ben hit a few 3s in a row down the stretch* - shua February 21, 2026, 21:04:30
- And now we can’t make FTs too. * - illini February 21, 2026, 21:04:19
- All these free throw misses * - ATL February 21, 2026, 21:04:14
- Put Z back in. Alter these shots* - cpsteine February 21, 2026, 21:04:13
- Good play. Make them foul. * - harb February 21, 2026, 21:03:51
- That’s a shit effort by Dre on the boards* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 21:02:57
- Fuck off with that call on Davis* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:02:44
- OMG* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 21:02:23
- This is not fun. * - MC February 21, 2026, 21:02:09
- And one* - RVA February 21, 2026, 21:00:35
- Welp. I really thought we were going to still win until that stretch* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 21:00:34
- Homered. * - harb February 21, 2026, 21:00:16
- Fuck off with that foul on Keaton* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 21:00:01
- Give them some credit - they are shooting the hell out of it* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 20:59:54
- Phantom fucking foul call on Keaton. My god.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:59:54
- awful calls to boot.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 20:59:41
- Do we get to choose? Why Tomi, I ask as he hits both* - RVA February 21, 2026, 20:58:36
- 27% shooter* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 20:57:25
- This the first time we’ve look sped up and a bit shook on the road all year* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:57:24
- Kylan might need Z’s mask.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:57:22
- These Dailey shots are such bullshit* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 20:57:19
- One day Daley will miss. Just not today.* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 20:57:16
- Get the fuck out of here with these shots of theirs.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:56:41
- 2 free points* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 20:55:35
- Come on* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 20:55:13
- Mirk must’ve pissed off that ref. Goodness. * - illini February 21, 2026, 20:55:07
- This is insanely frustrating* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 20:55:06
- Tomi out there, so that’s good* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:55:05
- mirk has been a mess tonight.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 20:55:01
- Oh, you can call hand grabs* - RVA February 21, 2026, 20:54:58
- STOP FOULING* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 20:54:52
- just rebound. both ends. * - memyselfandillini February 21, 2026, 20:53:48
- They have cooled a bit. We need to outwork this session and get a solid lead* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 20:53:46
- that was a great possession except for the splits* - memyselfandillini February 21, 2026, 20:51:57
- I think he’s gonna be okay but woof that looked bad at first* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 20:51:37
- Fuck this game * - cpsteine February 21, 2026, 20:51:35
- Oh man, hope that wasn’t serious for Tomi. Hamstrings can be so tricky.* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:51:34
- Thank you Jake* - HeatMizer February 21, 2026, 20:51:29
- C’mon guys* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 20:51:25
- Cramp hopefully?* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 20:51:07
- Sonofbitch, Tomi.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:50:56
- Mirkovic thrown to the deck there* - biclops February 21, 2026, 20:50:55
- well, let's hope that turns the tide.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 20:50:46
- Wow that was bad. And now we’re playing scared* - cpsteine February 21, 2026, 20:50:10
- We are so out of it* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 20:50:03
- WTF?!! Box out on a FT, dammit!* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:49:33
- We look washed. * - illini February 21, 2026, 20:49:21
- Awful letting them get that board * - biclops February 21, 2026, 20:49:20
- Get Wagler on a drip during timeouts* - cpsteine February 21, 2026, 20:48:33
- Went away from Mirk initiating this half. Let’s see if that works again - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:47:56
- We’re powerless to stop this. Just like Wisconsin* - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 20:47:37
- 7/11 on threes to start the game. Now 1 for last 12.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:47:21
- Pass on those threes, Dre* - cpsteine February 21, 2026, 20:47:13
- They are really making some crap. * - illini February 21, 2026, 20:47:13
- Doing all the things to lose* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 20:46:33
- Finally. * - harb February 21, 2026, 20:45:15
- Yes Dre. Attack* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:45:04
- Wagler fouled at least twice on that drive. Not called.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:43:58
- That was a lot of grabbing on Keaton’s drive, Mirk short again* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:43:49
- Trash * - biclops February 21, 2026, 20:43:18
- Pure slop* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 20:43:12
- We haven’t done any defensive wrinkles tonight have we?* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:43:10
- Begging for a foul and shit still goes in* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 20:43:04
- We look tired offensively. * - illini February 21, 2026, 20:40:04
- We’re short on every three* - GMAW February 21, 2026, 20:39:19
- Dow is over 50k* - HeatMizer February 21, 2026, 20:38:31
- Tomi just needs to start hitting these at a higher %.* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 20:38:21
- we went glacial. most of these are open* - snipes824 February 21, 2026, 20:38:01
- Fell in love with the three. Need to get to the rim* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:37:12
- Jesus Christ. These are good looks* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 20:37:00
- Just can’t knock anything down. * - harb February 21, 2026, 20:36:51
- Gotta rebound better * - biclops February 21, 2026, 20:36:16
- We can’t take bad shots too* - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 20:35:50
- wtf Kylan* - HeatMizer February 21, 2026, 20:35:36
- Hate that shot Kylan* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:35:30
- Didn’t need that Kylan. * - illini February 21, 2026, 20:35:29
- Don't like those Wagler and Boswell shots* - RVA February 21, 2026, 20:35:24
- Awful shot Boswell * - biclops February 21, 2026, 20:35:22
- Wagler is short on everything* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 20:34:51
- incredible.* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 20:33:48
- Think we’ve got our best defensive unit out there now, let’s see what happens* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:33:03
- Welp* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:34:27
- There’s no defense for much of this. We are the #1 offense in the country and could be playing… - OB25 February 21, 2026, 20:30:18
- gather ourselves, and maybe stop standing around* - memyselfandillini February 21, 2026, 20:29:47
- Just wow. Blew a 23 point lead. * - harb February 21, 2026, 20:29:38
- They’ve made 17 of 19. They’ll miss again eventually but not much against this D. * - illini February 21, 2026, 20:29:30
- the mother of all meltdowns. should we be worried yet?* - Ari Gold February 21, 2026, 20:29:29
- I'm glad we already won this game in that 4 minute window in the first half * - jdl February 21, 2026, 20:29:26
- They're 16 for their last 18 - IlliniSax05 February 21, 2026, 20:29:19
- 17 for their last 19* - UofIL6 February 21, 2026, 20:29:16
- Jesus, wake the eff up guys. This is all mental mistakes* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:29:12
- Oh no* - illini21 February 21, 2026, 20:29:08
- Guys they’re just knocking down shots at an incredible pace* - John Coctostan February 21, 2026, 20:29:01
- If we can find some defense…* - cpsteine February 21, 2026, 20:28:52
- Yikes * - biclops February 21, 2026, 20:28:49
- Remember when it was 33-10… good times * - MC February 21, 2026, 20:28:45
- Pathetic shit* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 20:28:42
- Danger danger danger * - MC February 21, 2026, 20:27:43
- They are playing up on Wagler with constant contact, been established they're not calling it - illini222 February 21, 2026, 20:26:30
- Feels like they’re just gonna lean on us until we collapse* - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 20:26:10
- Kylan falling into some of his inexplicable defensive lapses - Blazer February 21, 2026, 20:25:59
- Thought we were fine when we pushed it back to 11. Definitely have real problems now* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 20:25:27
- Guys * - biclops February 21, 2026, 20:23:59
- Libman* - Stu February 21, 2026, 20:25:58
- Whatever we are trying to do against Daley isn’t working* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 20:22:29
- Come on, guys. Can we please pick up the defensive intensity?* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:22:25
- There’s the Jake Davis we know and love.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 20:18:01
- Possibly the worst 10 minute stretch of defense this season* - ilinni11 February 21, 2026, 20:01:45
- Reminding myself that I’d have taken a 7 point lead at half in a heartbeat. - OB25 February 21, 2026, 20:00:11
- Quite a meltdown* - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 20:00:06
- Dammit. I thought it was gonna be a relaxed night* - OWWDig February 21, 2026, 19:59:59
- Need to tighten up the defense. We’re in the blender right now* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 19:59:58
- man that is brutal* - snipes824 February 21, 2026, 19:59:46
- 33-10 run responded to with a 33-17 run. Wild * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:58:54
- 3 free throws for that garbage* - UofIL6 February 21, 2026, 19:57:53
- Refusing to use timeouts is becoming annoying* - OrangeSox February 21, 2026, 19:57:22
- 100* - LeatherneckIllini February 21, 2026, 19:59:31
- Well that aggravating * - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 19:56:49
- Fuk. Bad foul. * - harb February 21, 2026, 19:56:46
- Welp. Terrible end to 1H * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:56:29
- Well that was a disaster * - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:56:27
- Awful* - OWWDig February 21, 2026, 19:57:15
- What a pass to Z. * - harb February 21, 2026, 19:55:16
- 17 for 32 and we’ve offensive rebounded 9 of the 15 misses* - Orangeillini February 21, 2026, 19:54:26
- Really would like to keep this 10+ into the half. * - illini February 21, 2026, 19:53:39
- EV-sisch.* - HeatMizer February 21, 2026, 19:52:49
- Keaton back* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 19:48:59
- Defense hasn’t been great but 10 straight makes is crazy. Still up double digits* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 19:45:25
- Don’t love that shot Jake * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:44:33
- Come on. Let’s pick up the D again now.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:44:15
- Or not.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:44:34
- Keep getting our bigs in the air * - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:42:34
- Brando you said the game was over also that screaming can stop now pls * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:41:47
- Call a timeout Brad* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 19:41:44
- Libman* - Stu February 21, 2026, 19:40:46
- Deep breath, please be ok Keaton* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 19:39:33
- Noooo Keaton take my shoulder I don’t need it * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:37:57
- So, did Andrej get hurt again?* - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 19:37:44
- Be ok, Keaton* - UofIL6 February 21, 2026, 19:37:39
- He's fine.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 21, 2026, 19:38:23
- Agreed.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:39:18
- I see 132 in our future * - ATL February 21, 2026, 19:37:07
- This is sexy as hell. * - illini February 21, 2026, 19:36:33
- They use TOs on the west coast like they’re going outta style* - OWWDig February 21, 2026, 19:36:05
- We're stuffing Cronin in a trash can on the way out.* - SurfTheBoneyard February 21, 2026, 19:35:54
- Holy shit* - gvibes February 21, 2026, 19:35:43
- We’re going to set the record for opponent first half timeouts on this trip* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 19:35:43
- LOL* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:36:03
- This is the Humrichous we've been BEGGING for!!!* - illinilosch February 21, 2026, 19:35:42
- AVALANCHE! * - jdl February 21, 2026, 19:35:36
- Boner Jamz ‘26* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 19:35:36
- Mercy* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 19:35:20
- DEATH STAR WAGON* - LeatherneckIllini February 21, 2026, 19:35:17
- B3333n!* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:35:15
- Dear god* - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:35:15
- Petro and Lee better start loosening up* - UofIL6 February 21, 2026, 19:35:12
- Oh that’s pretty.* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:34:46
- Ben Curry huh * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:34:44
- The shooting disparity is noticeable * - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:34:17
- I’m going to die on this hill. Ben will play NBA games* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 19:33:40
- This is a really good team. Just crush teams and leave no doubt* - UofIL6 February 21, 2026, 19:33:36
- if humrichous starts shooting like we always thought he could. hoo boy* - snipes824 February 21, 2026, 19:33:35
- This team is very good in case no one noticed * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:33:35
- OMG NBA Ben has arrived. Holy shit* - LeatherneckIllini February 21, 2026, 19:33:27
- Big Ben again. * - harb February 21, 2026, 19:33:11
- Let’s freakin go Ben* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 19:33:09
- B333n!* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:33:09
- Jake missed a corner 3. WTH?* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:32:29
- Big Ben drains a 3. * - harb February 21, 2026, 19:31:12
- B3n!* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:31:04
- Cronin got a talking to, didn’t he * - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:30:33
- They aren’t physical enough to bother us. If we hit shots we are scoring a ton* - LeatherneckIllini February 21, 2026, 19:28:28
- 5 threes from 5 different guys * - jdl February 21, 2026, 19:27:48
- We have a chance to end the game in this next 4 minute window.* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 19:27:04
- Z ditches the mask and his shooting stroke returns?* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:26:06
- it was the mask! * - larue33 February 21, 2026, 19:26:00
- Z with the 3. * - harb February 21, 2026, 19:25:56
- If Z is back to hitting shots….* - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:25:49
- Good call. Very obvious. * - harb February 21, 2026, 19:25:18
- Holy cow Brando is a clown. There is no such thing as pivotal pts in a game with 33 mins left * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:24:37
- I mean they better upgrade that, as clear as it gets* - OB25 February 21, 2026, 19:22:54
- If that isn’t flagrant not sure what is* - Ron McDon February 21, 2026, 19:22:53
- Flagrant * - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:22:27
- I was excited for games at UCLA but this atmosphere blows. * - MC February 21, 2026, 19:20:53
- Brando is terrible. Also that went off UCLA after it hit Drej* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 21, 2026, 19:20:25
- Yep* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 19:23:37
- B3n!* - DocWalk20 February 21, 2026, 19:19:58
- Didn’t recognize Zvonimir without the mask * - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:19:12
- We look pretty sharp.* - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 19:16:16
- Blurg, garbage bucket* - HeatMizer February 21, 2026, 19:14:06
- Hitting shots is good * - biclops February 21, 2026, 19:12:17
- Empty seats all over * - bjl63 February 21, 2026, 19:08:45
- Brando seems a step slow* - Blazer February 21, 2026, 19:02:57
- Channel 7 in Chicago just told us that it will be a "late night tipoff" for the Illini in LA. :-O * - osklister February 21, 2026, 17:39:52
- oh hello there…. - LeatherneckIllini February 21, 2026, 12:11:15
- How we feeling today? - JFG February 21, 2026, 10:03:04
- I think we win by double digits* - bjl63 February 21, 2026, 15:18:26
- All gas no brakes * - meanjeans February 21, 2026, 14:30:42
- Not great. I’m fear a dud after the excellence of the other night* - Mrap24 February 21, 2026, 12:21:04
- I think it’s the most important game of the season. - opossum jenkins February 21, 2026, 11:04:33
- Blowout W.* - Carl Spackler February 21, 2026, 10:37:49
- Sam Vecenie on Mirk’s draft prospects - OB25 February 20, 2026, 22:59:29
- Random, wild statistic: the ‘05 Illini would have the 29th most efficient offense this year* - Blazer February 20, 2026, 21:22:17
- I really think this game decides if we’re a 2 seed or a 3 seed. - OB25 February 20, 2026, 20:41:17
- Line now down to 5.5, definitely a bit strange. This is one I expected to be bigger than the KP line - OB25 February 20, 2026, 19:24:47
- Shannon talkin Ayo - biclops February 20, 2026, 18:03:09
- Tidbits from Brad's Friday press conference: (longish) - JFG February 20, 2026, 17:22:53
- TFG!* - Tortillini February 20, 2026, 16:38:04
- tol* - Herman Blume February 20, 2026, 19:07:29
- No excuse to lose this one. A team with our aspirations does not lose to teams like UCLA* - GMAW February 20, 2026, 15:35:50
- You are off on Dent’s 3 point percentage. By a lot* - GMAW February 20, 2026, 15:34:46
- I hope we turn Mick Cronin into Himey; need to make an example of these fools. - Warrin'_Illini February 20, 2026, 13:50:56
- Their Purdue win was at home, not @ * - aimlessillini February 20, 2026, 13:36:59
- Tim Brando & Jim Jackson on the broadcast on Fox* - Poldark February 20, 2026, 13:34:31
- IL -6.5 * - OB25 February 20, 2026, 13:18:26
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