This is why they're on top of the conference standings yet 15+ spots below us and Purdue in Kenpom. Kinda frustrating but it is what it is
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Bigtex
- DFW
Don't believe that is accurate information. I do think Ohio st had the easiest unbalanced schedule.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Its weird that the conference would give Ohio State an easy path... oh yeah... nevermind....
I'm not going to get too caught up in what seed we get. As we know, you have to beat good teams to get out of the first weekend even if you get a 1 seed. I just hope we are healthy and playing close to our potential when the time comes.
I think we have to be an Izzo fan for all three remaining MSU games. If they beat OSU but lose to someone else, OSU still gets sole 4th place by winning their other two games.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
Forrest Gump.......box of chocolates.
It’ll take a me a little while to get into that headspace…but I think I can do that…I think.Good thing I’ve got a few days.
drsmitty74
- Rochester
NCAA relaxes marijuana policy, including penalties
The NCAA has relaxed the amount of THC an athlete can have to trigger a positive test, and is recommending less-stringent penalties for athletes who do test positive for marijuana.
Tev J. is prob ok with this.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
A dude ahead of his time?
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Suddenly feels like Plummer is going to be playing with an extra chip on his shoulder on Senior Night
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Gordo ranks area hoops: Frazier gives Illini the X-factor SLU, Mizzou lack
When the game is on the line, Trent Frazier wants to make the decisive play. His confidence elevates the Illini. SLU and Mizzou could have used such a player this
But Illinois has that player in super senior Trent Frazier, who is making the most of his fifth year of eligibility.
Illinois won at Michigan State last Saturday because Frazier knocked down the clinching 3-point with 25 seconds left. The Illini didn’t run the play that coach Brad Underwood intended because Frazier started to attack sooner than he was supposed to . . . but the shot went down and that’s all that matters.The Illini won 93-85 at Michigan Sunday because Frazier hit the dagger 3-pointer with 45 seconds left. His step-back bomb with the shot clock expiring put them up by seven points gave them firm control of the game.
Frazier tried to push the Illini past Ohio State, too, but he didn’t get the foul call in the waning seconds of the 86-83 loss at home Thursday. He drove to the hoop for the potential tying basket, got hit in midair and threw an errant pass with four seconds left after taking the contact.
That non-call was on a long list of grievances Underwood had with officials DJ Carstensen, Keith Kimble and Brian Dorsey. Mostly Underwood was upset that they let Ohio State work over Kofi Cockburn with impunity at the offensive end and made touch-foul calls against him at the defensive end, which resulted him fouling out.
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ILLINOIS (20-8): Coleman Hawkins fueled the rally against Ohio State with his effort play after effort play. He scored 10 points, pulled four rebounds and made three steals before fouling out. “Coleman Hawkins was spectacular,” said Underwood after the game. “He’s actually been great the last three, four games.” Hawkins continued that trend with a solid 27-minute effort at Michigan. He has played 97 minutes in the last five games after playing just 39 in the previous five. His emergence allows Underwood to deploy smaller lineups from time to time to create different matchups. His breakout became more critical with the untimely loss of RJ Melendez (appendectomy) and Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk (concussion protocol) as the Big Ten Tournament looms.
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