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

[Stan]

On the road in the Big Ten vs a ranked Illini team is not an ideal situation to prevent a two-game losing streak. We are smack dab on the bubble and a win tonight would go a long way in building our resume.

Teams are making life tough for Oturu so we need to hit outside shots to open the middle up for him. Pitino is basically only playing 7 guys right now so we have to stay out of foul trouble.

GET 'ER DONE PITINO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[UpAndUnder43]

I will be watching on my cell phone while at some breweries with friends. They understand the system and know what matters. Their friendship is certainly second to Gopher basketball.

A win tonight would be really, really helpful.

 

[Gopherbbdude]

This will be arguably, this years toughest game thus far. IL is playing well and has multiple players that can score and defend. I beleive we match up well with them...

IL 67
MN 68

 

[SelectionSunday]

Make that 6 guys. Willis out with shoulder injury.

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Make that 6 guys. Willis out with shoulder injury.

Crap

 

[bga1]

Crap

Time for Ihnen to step up behind Williams

How bad is the Willis injury? Back next week?

 

[Parcival]

We need this win badly. Here’s hoping to Oturu and Carr combining for 70 pts.

 

[stocker08]

Boy....after that steal on Oturu (major reach in)....Carr gets called for ripping the ball away from Illinois.

Crap call.

 

[Cayman]

Boy....after that steal on Oturu (major reach in)....Carr gets called for ripping the ball away from Illinois.

Crap call.

Seriously I thought that was just fighting for the ball

 

[CurveballJesus]

Boy....after that steal on Oturu (major reach in)....Carr gets called for ripping the ball away from Illinois.

Crap call.

add in the obvious missed goaltend and Gabe getting thrown to the floor right before the foul call on Marcus

 

[macgopher]

Two teams combined are shooting 20%, great defense or a bad couple of rims?

 

[macgopher]

What a magician Oturu!

 

[LesBolstad]

God, Hurt! Could grab an easy rebound for a lay in putback and he tries to tip it in. What a waste.

 

[bga1]

Ihnen with at least 3 real good defensive plays...If he continues this and can contribute something on offense which should be his thing...we have some depth

 

[Thymanst]

Kalshaur missing multiple layups

 

[Roland Brooks]

Rims are 11 feet tonight

 

[fair]

Love what Ihnen is showing right now

 

[Tully55]

Carr and Kalscheur combined 1-9

 

[stocker08]

Two teams combined are shooting 20%, great defense or a bad couple of rims?

The rims have been very unforgiving.

 

[Thymanst]

Last two times out Ihnen has looked good - rather him than willis

 

[bga1]

Also- Ihnen got rid of the bad hairdo

 

[SixBySix]

Is Williams also banged up? Interesting line up tonight.

 

[stocker08]

God, Hurt! Could grab an easy rebound for a lay in putback and he tries to tip it in. What a waste.

No $hit. That was pathetic. He is really afraid of contact.

 

[bga1]

When, when, will some shots go in for this team?? grrr

 

[Tully55]

Clank..clank..clank
1 FG in last 5 minutes

 

[LesBolstad]

We've played as well as we can defensively; Illini shooting poorly and...we're down by 6.
Getting good shots on offense, but this team just can't shoot at all on the road. Looks like a 15 pt. loss coming.

 

[Tully55]

Clank..clank..clank
1 FG in last 5 minutes

1-8

 

[golfing18now]

We've played as well as we can defensively; Illini shooting poorly and...we're down by 6.
Getting good shots on offense, but this team just can't shoot at all on the road. Looks like a 15 pt. loss coming.

Nice work. You beat Howie to the punch calling "Ball Game" today.

 

[Thymanst]

Pitino has to bring in a shot doctor for -to get them to believe the can make them. Right now no confidence in shots

 

[GoGophersUMN]

This offense is pathetic.

I love the defense but if means absolutely nothing if you can't score.