Everything but a W for the Illini today

Wow, that was a well-played game by the Illini today. It generally makes me more optimistic about the team's chances for the remainder of the season, even though the victory slipped away. Box Score

Almost everyone played well today, except Shaun Pruitt, who ironically has been the most consistent player until this game. Though our front line had some foul problems in the first half, the bench came through with some solid minutes and the rotation used by Weber looked good most of the game. The Illini had some height advantages against Indiana (Carter and Randle to be specific), but could have capitalized on this more it seemed. And the lack of a basket down the stretch kept the Illini from closing out the game. And who would have expected Marcus Arnold to shoot and defend so well, and Carlwell to get the dunk at the buzzer. If they only would have had Carter take some interior jump shots down the stretch instead of those three point shots by McBride..........

Well, I had this one as a "L" anyway, but when you have it set up down the stretch, it hurts to finish that way.