Illini Hoops

Yes! 1000%

Goddamn proud to be a #illini tonight. Celebrate ladies and gentlemen.

FINAL: #illini 75, Tennessee 62

Massive win in Nashville. So much to be proud of tonight. Great team win, and one we needed badly.

I-L-L

BEN. FUCKING. HUMRICHOUS.

I SWEAR TO YOU

Pretty fricking cool. Illinois showed up

Let’s finish this thing, but most inspired #illini performance I’ve seen this year, and it’s not close

Big Z 🙏🙏🙏

Insanely good. Idc if the shots go in

I mean, he is literally SO GOOD defensively.

Please stop disrespecting Ben Humrichous. Period.

Agreed. Stojakovic was invisible tonight, but usually he’s a great counter with his ability to get to the rim

Disco Stu “if these trends continue…”

Illinois went from looking overmatched in a 25-point loss in their last game against UConn to looking overmatched in a 13-point loss to UConn today.

8 days off between now and Tennessee could really help. Maybe some days off? Everyone’s leaving almost every three short. I don’t know if guys don’t have legs or what the deal is.

FINAL: UConn 74, #illini 61

32% from the floor and 19% from three. “We just didn’t make shots” can’t be the excuse in each of these big time games. Need to find a way to manufacture easier looks, because that game was entirely winnable and we never even got within striking distance. I-L-L

Ya, that call sucked, but don’t give up 2 offensive rebounds.

Shot did happen at 2:10.

Just so soft

32.1% field goal percentage 🤮

I may sound crazy, but in some ways we’ve been the better team today.

🚨FAKE RALLY🚨

Kylan Boswell: 23 points on 7-for-13 FG

Rest of #illini: 23 points on 8-for-36 FG

Why is Brad rolling out a double Ivisic lineup right now?!?!?

Playing right into UConn’s hands. They’re giving them up because they know we can’t make them pay

Our only offensive spark-plug is glued to the bench because he can’t defend and rebound. Meanwhile, Brad hasn’t noticed that outside of Kylan Boswell and Brandon Lee, no one on this roster is playing like an above average defender or rebounder.

I don’t know who to blame, but starting a half of basketball 1/12 from the floor is the work of low-major programs. #illini

About as I expected — we don’t belong in the same arena as UConn right now. That’s not to say we can’t get there, but this group is nowhere close right now. #illini

#illini have missed 10 straight shots: 5 to end the first half, 5 to start the second half.

UConn has left this game to be taken, and Illini can't take it.

I promise you won’t beat UConn shooting 25% from three. Again — open looks, none of them going down.

He’s not better than Boswell, but he’s better than Petrovic and Wagler. But you trade defense for offense at the other end. 2-way players are a premium in college basketball.

“Mirkovic decisions” lol

I did think we got tremendous minutes from Brandon Lee defensively to end the first half. Talk about a dude who knows how to play tough through screens.