That was quite a game for the Illini to pull out in overtime. Their defense was really tough against IU, which is one of the better offensive teams in the B10 this year.
Weber is an awesome coach the way he has this team playing at this point in the season. Maybe they can play Wisconsin tough tomorrow and get to the finals. Seems like the Illini should be in the tourney with 23 wins, but I guess you never know with all the teams on the bubble. It would be nice to win the conference tourney to get rid of any thrill/nervousness on Sunday at bracket time.
The Illini beat the Hoosiers with their defense today. Even though Randle hardly scored, he was guarding Wilmont, who is one of the Hoosiers big outside scorers, and Wilmont scored 2 points on 1-10 shooting. The entire Indiana team struggled offensively, shooting 31% from the field, and a big part of this was Illinois' defense. McBride did not score until a free throw at the end, but did seem to play well on defense and passing the ball on offense.
Nice games by Pruitt and Carter, as usual. Meacham was probably the player of the game with his ability to hit some free throws at the end. The Illini have to be one of the worst free throw shooting teams, ever.....
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