Rutgers-Illinois game thread

[bac2therac]

Less than 2k here

 

[32prosper]

I heard 750

 

[bac2therac]

Its 150 degrees here..please turn off the heat

Illinois has brought less fans than any other school

 

[Mr Magoo]

Illinois rebounds out of a zone like we do so that's a good sign

 

[RutgersJoe]

Yeah by far fewest visiting fans of the season..Disgustingly hot in here

 

[soundcrib]

Who cares? Let's get one.

 

[RutgersJoe]

Crowd gettin in to this one

 

[Mr Magoo]

Sanders is so much better than anyone else on the court

 

[itsRtime]

Doubling up another B1G team wow lol

 

[bac2therac]

Rutgers up 20-10 and dominating..only concern is the fouling

 

[itsRtime]

Why is it like the Devils lair in here? Hot as a motha.

 

[itsRtime]

Corey on triple double pace tonight.

 

[TobyTyler1]

Carlin just mentioned the heat also

sounds like Sanders has been brilliant

 

[itsRtime]

7 pts 3 boards 6 assists for Sanders in 12 mins

 

[bac2therac]

28-19..game has stagnated. ..4 Illinois players in street clothes

 

[higgins3]

28-19..game has stagnated. ..4 Illinois players in street clothes

And how many rutgers players in street clothes?Lol

 

[RutgersJoe]

still up 6 and in control but can't let up one bit

 

[soundcrib]

28-19..game has stagnated. ..4 Illinois players in street clothes

Who cares? Let's get one.

 

[higgins3]

Who cares? Let's get one.

lol I am wondering why Bac even mentioned that lol

 

[bac2therac]

Illini creeping closer 35-31...offense struggling last 8 minutes

 

[bac2therac]

lol I am wondering why Bac even mentioned that lol

Basically to say no excuses tonight

 

[higgins3]

Basically to say no excuses tonight

Come on Bac, we have had our best players injured all year and you just mention the other teams injuries?Lol

 

[higgins3]

Basically to say no excuses tonight

What the realistic answer is, both teams have a lot of players in street clothes. No team is at an advantage over the other.

 

[RutgersJoe]

Yeah but their injuries finally give us a level playing field

 

[higgins3]

Yeah but their injuries finally give us a level playing field

Exactly. So we are even.

 

[bac2therac]

It means you have to take advantage and win to show progress

 

[higgins3]

It means you have to take advantage and win to show progress

Of course. But to mention their injuries like we don't have any is weird. Both teams are heavily injured.

 

[RutgersJoe]

Nice pop from the crowd for Ash

 

[bac2therac]

Of course. But to mention their injuries like we don't have any is weird. Both teams are heavily injured.

Hello I assume everyone knows our injuries

Anyhow that Williams tip in was huge aa we were losing momentum

 

[RUChoppin]

From the box score, it looks like we each have the same number of players over 6-5 on the court.

 

[DHajekRC84]

Of course. But to mention their injuries like we don't have any is weird. Both teams are heavily injured.

I think we know about the Rutgers injuries.

 

[bac2therac]

Yes their big guy got his 2nd foul and then came out..need to go after him. Have to commit to defense this half to pull it out

 

[DHajekRC84]

Getting a little bit excited about what we have in Williams, Laurent, and Sanders. We need more pieces but their play clearly is an improvement over our 2 5th year guys. Just eliminating some of the misses and mistakes will be a positive.

DJ is great until he shoots.

 

[Caliknight]

Hopefully Bishop stays on the bench. The team has so much better flow without him.

 

[bac2therac]

56-51...both teams bombing away from 3 with mixed results

 

[Knightmoves]

Small crowd on each end of the court. Anyone have an attendance estimate ?

 

[soundcrib]

Our seniors kill us

 

[Caliknight]

On a side note, what's going on with our fan base. Serious bellies hanging out all over the place.

 

[RutgersJoe]

Sanders 14 points , 10 assists, having a great game

 

[bac2therac]

Critical juncture here 62-59...Rutgers is starting to force things on offense..have to run our O