They must have heard you, T-Bone. Illini are hitting their free throws late in the game.

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Nice win tonight!

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I can't stand Bilas, but he was right about how much the Illini have improved shooting the ball.

Didn't think the game would be so high-scoring after the first five minutes.

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Made the difference between a nail biter and a 9 point winner. Nice win tonight. They have two more tough ones coming with TN this weekend and Purdue just after New Years.

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Tennessee 6.5 point favorites at home. Tips at 11am. If the Illini can shoot close to how they did against FAU I like their chances. Volunteers have list 3 relatively close games against Purdue, Kansas and UNC. Looking at their stats it appears most of their points come from the guards. Hope they can play good D on the perimeter and hit the boards. Last team they played with an elite guard was Marquette and he carved them up pretty good.

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I won't be able to watch this one as I will be on the road. Listening to basketball on the radio isn't my favorite, but I'll be tuning in.

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Pretty decent first half for the Illini. They play pretty good D. Should be a tight game in the 2nd half. Illini definitely bigger so they are rebounding pretty well.

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TN guards starting to carve away like I thought they’d do early. Illini needs to make a stand now or it’s over. ( about 10 left)

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6 minutes left and I believe they missed their window , especially on the road.

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Everything disappeared in the second half. Couldn't shoot, didn't play much defense. Seems like they threw up a ton of 3s.

They have Mizzou next Friday . . . haven't won that won in a while.

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Yes The Border Battle just became a large game as well as the Northwestern game after they upset Purdue.

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Next up! I've got $80 in bets with my loopers who go to Mizzou....about time they start winning in this series again.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

#veritas

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I recorded the game yesterday but never went back to watch, and subsequently deleted the recording this morning. Looks like they pretty much dominated. Mizzou on Friday will be a big game.

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Dominating win last night. Really starting to click on offense with the ball movement and rebounding. Wish Domark could have dropped a few 3 balls. A lot of open looks and nothing falling for him. Also wish we had someone that could handle the ball better. They struggled at times against full court pressure.

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Yeah was a total beat down by the Illini this year.

Mizzou is in a funk. Not really sure what is going on with them. They are more talented than they have played recently.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

They were talking about this "no true point guard" thing last night and couldn't help but think come tournament time that's going to be a problem.

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Good point.

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It will be a problem as they get deeper into the Big 10 schedule as well.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Really, dude? What the fuck!

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Communists are just people who are terrible at capitalism.

Well it was nice while it lasted.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Bernstein was apoplectic that the AD called the press conference for tomorrow at 6 pm.

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Uh oh.

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Inappropriately touching a woman in a Lawrence bar from all reports. Certainly not cool if true, but a rape charge was surprising so maybe there are more details to emerge. Northwestern at home Tuesday and then Purdue on the road Friday. They looked solid against a cream puff last game but will be interesting to see how everyone steps up and if Shannon Jr can get back on the court at all.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Is this another hoax? Apparently, the video looks favorable for Shannon. It seems the "rape" may have been that he lied about being a football player.

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Communists are just people who are terrible at capitalism.

Say what, now?

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