Iowa St. will be a good test. Was glad to see the Duquesne game such a laugher, but things are going to get tough now. Between I-State and potentially Connecticut, it is really hard to see a Final Four as a possibility but the Illini have played pretty well the last couple weeks, you never know. One thing Illinois has is a LOT of scoring options, they are tough to hold down. They really have to stiffen up the defense though. I don't know much about Iowa State offensively but I have seen Connecticut enough to know that they are more than athletic enough to run with Illinois.

Here's my 30 second amateur ISU review.

- There will be a 5 min. stretch where the offense doesn't score. Happens every game. Saturday, it was the beginning.
- Big wildcard is freshman #22, Momcilovic. When he is making shots, he looks like NBA level talent. His fadeaway is unguardable. Just about every good offensive game ISU has had, he's making shots.
- PG Lipsey has worked hard to become a decent shooter. Made 5 threes all season last year (5 for 25), and teams wouldn't even guard him. Has 44 this season, shooting 39%.

-Defensively, they are very aggressive. They trap a lot. Teams that are able to move the ball around out of the traps, can have success hitting 3's. (Why BYU was a bad matchup during the season). The best comment I heard all season by the announcers was one of the ESPN guys saying "Iowa State makes teams hate playing basketball". If game has refs like the Houston game yesterday, where 6 players fouled out, I don't like ISU's chances. It's not that the defense is dirty, but they want to be in the offenses face the entire 40 minutes.
-Turnovers are a big part of how they win games. Illinois protects the ball, they likely win.

First time I’m seeing UConn this year. Impressive

Hang in there Illini fans.

Live betting $1,000 now on State. IL has to blow this.

Illinois showed some guts tonight. Free throws obviously a big problem but they overcame it. That was a brawl. Dain stopped Iowa state from the layup line they started the half with and did a good job shutting that shit down.

Congratulations to Illini fans on the win against Iowa State!

Prepare for your team to be sent home in a body bag after they are annihilated by UConn.

That is all.

Heck of a game. Dainja filled up the middle.

Illinois should match up with UConn relatively well. They’ll have to play great but I don’t see them getting run out of the gym. Just glad they are the early game Saturday. I lost a lot of steam during halftime last night and fell asleep early in the 2nd.