***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT ILLINOIS IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[MplsGopher]

Dainja puts his shoulder down and Payne doesn’t even move an inch. Like a boulder.

Get back in the weightroom tubby

 

[skiumah1]

Illinois is just more talented. Have turned up the defense a notch too.

We're just gliding along. If Fox isn't on the floor, we don't have anyone that'll really outwork you.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

He built a frickin house in the lane

Move it or shoot it

The lack of calling three seconds ever is making it too hard on defenses.

I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen it called.

It’s embarrassing and the announcers never say anything either - complicit.

 

[MplsGopher]

That's a good fkn team..... they are gonna win some games in the NCAAs

A Big Ten team doing well in the tourny??

 

[atsgopher]

The idea that Illinois’ D is better in 2nd is ridiculous. In the tourney without big ten refs they’d be fucked.

 

[upnorthkid]

The idea that Illinois’ D is better in 2nd is ridiculous. In the tourney without big ten refs they’d be fucked.

they have the offensive firepower to beat anyone. but any slogfest/D oriented game and they're toast

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Illinois is just more talented. Have turned up the defense a notch too.

We're just gliding along. If Fox isn't on the floor, we don't have anyone that'll really outwork you.

Lack of effort hasn’t been an issue, our guys are playing heavy minutes and we have zero points from our bench.

They’re much much deeper than we are.

 

[Gophers7633]

We're just too small to defend this team. Christie has the length but not the strength yet. No knock on him, Domask is a 5-year SR.

 

[BTChamp]

Close game throughout could get a very ugly score late

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Danja is a MN kid..right?

 

[Gilthorp57]

A Big Ten team doing well in the tourny??

I'd be surprised if they make the second weekend. Refs are going to make traveling calls and Shannon isn't going to be bailed out.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Zero bench points is not good in a game like this. Lack of depth.

 

[BTChamp]

Missed throws aren't helping either

 

[howeda7]

At least cover the spread. You always cover the spread!

 

[MplsGopher]

Danja is a MN kid..right?

Yeah, I was looking at his ILL roster bio. Park Center

Redshirted on Baylor as a true fresh. Transferred to ILL.

 

[skiumah1]

Lack of effort hasn’t been an issue, our guys are playing heavy minutes and we have zero points from our bench.

They’re much much deeper than we are.

You're not wrong, I just want to win these games and we're not good enough to win these games yet.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Danja is a MN kid..right?

Correct. Went to Baylor. Ate himself out of there I think. Transferred to Illinois mid season I think? Like 2-3 years ago.

 

[upnorthkid]

We're just too small to defend this team. Christie has the length but not the strength yet. No knock on him, Domask is a 5-year SR.

very old team for Illinois. only 2 underclassmen play any minutes

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Ok....I'll say it..... dumbass...dumask

 

[MNVCGUY]

Similar to the Purdue game looks like we are going to come up short on the road against a good team. Good effort, Illinois just had too much firepower. Go win the two final home games and then try and take down Northwestern on the road to ride some momentum into the Big Ten Tournament where we will hopefully have a home court advantage of some kind.

 

[upnorthkid]

Cam loves that look

 

[MplsGopher]

I'd be surprised if they make the second weekend. Refs are going to make traveling calls and Shannon isn't going to be bailed out.

Maybe that’s part of the Big Ten curse: we employ a bunch of whack ass refs. Can’t fire em, Chicago police union style. Brotherhood protected

 

[skiumah1]

very old team for Illinois. only 2 underclassmen play any minutes

It'd be nice to bring in a couple older guys this offseason.

 

[007gopherfan]

Well now they are going to need to win @ NW

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

You're not wrong, I just want to win these games and we're not good enough to win these games yet.

I agree the good thing is we’re not the far away and did Illini blow us out by 30 two or three times last season?

This game and the Purdue game show the quantum leaps made from last year to this and that we have a chance to have an actual basketball program again as we did during Clem’s tenure.

 

[howeda7]

Well now they are going to need to win @ NW

For the NIT? Maybe.

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Well now they are going to need to win @ NW

Gotta win out

 

[atsgopher]

Shannon with blatant illegal pick. Looked like a fullback.

 

[skiumah1]

Let's go home and take care of PSU and IU - Losing isn't as fun.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Zero bench points is not good in a game like this. Lack of depth.

The lack of bench points is concerning but some of that is that the two key guys off the bench right now are not in there for offense in Carrington and Fox. The 7 man rotation has been working pretty well.