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Title: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on January 03, 2026, 09:27:30 AM
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401825416/illinois-penn-state

-14.5, ILLINI cover on the road....156.5 over under....ILLINI Over with win!

Boswell on Mingo is the game within the game.....Mingo is the all everything to them just as Wagler is for us. Difference however is that Wagler has a LOT more help, Mingo is an island.

This game will come down to ILLINI crushing them on the boards, probably as many as 10 offensive boards, 16 2nd chance points. Inside/outside pick and roll play will be huge.

Ivisic brothers get 27-14-5-5 pts/Reb/blocks/assists.

92-70 final score ILLINI
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: ThePAMan on January 03, 2026, 09:28:51 AM
The game is in Philadelphia, correct?
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: No one in Mn on January 03, 2026, 09:32:24 AM
The Palestra
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on January 03, 2026, 11:54:47 AM
The game is in Philadelphia, correct?

Yes, the score was predicted based on pretty much the only thing P-State has is Mingo, 2 guard sidekicks...as long as we don't fall in love with ONLY 3's we win going away imo.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: No one in Mn on January 03, 2026, 06:30:00 PM
Other than we're not playing well, why did Wagler go back in with 2 fouls and 12 min to go
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: Miles Leonard on January 03, 2026, 06:48:30 PM
3 fouls on Wagler. Oof.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: No one in Mn on January 03, 2026, 06:49:29 PM
It worked for a while. 3 fouls at just under 4 min to go
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: illiniray on January 03, 2026, 06:54:41 PM
Refs calling touch fouls
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: Miles Leonard on January 03, 2026, 07:02:10 PM
Playing with our food but still up 14 on the road
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: illiniray on January 03, 2026, 07:03:03 PM
Mediocre to poor perfect, up 14.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: No one in Mn on January 03, 2026, 07:19:25 PM
And that's why he shouldn't have come back in
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: illiniray on January 03, 2026, 07:34:46 PM
Petrovic is fast
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: Custard on January 03, 2026, 08:12:58 PM
Never in doubt but yuck
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: Miles Leonard on January 03, 2026, 08:15:47 PM
6/27 from three. But the Pedos topped us shooting 8/38 from three, and there were a lot of wide open looks in there. We 100% escaped tonight.

A win is a win though, especially on the road.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: illiniray on January 03, 2026, 08:15:58 PM
As bad as officiating gets.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: Miles Leonard on January 03, 2026, 08:18:37 PM
As bad as officiating gets.

(https://www.hoopshq.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/GettyImages-2190716620.jpg?fit=1200%2C800)
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: No one in Mn on January 03, 2026, 08:33:47 PM
It's not often when both teams shoot in the low 20's from 3.

Mirkovic gets a double double
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on January 04, 2026, 12:47:15 AM
Man if BU doesn't get these guys to "buy" in regardless of the opposition....this B1G season will be a long one. Penn St is straight garbage with exception of Mingo.....and yet we almost played completely down to their level....

Tomi on projected draft boards my arse, he cannot have this kind of night against this kind of team and be drafted by anyone.
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: ThePAMan on January 04, 2026, 10:41:20 AM
Man if BU doesn't get these guys to "buy" in regardless of the opposition....this B1G season will be a long one. Penn St is straight garbage with exception of Mingo.....and yet we almost played completely down to their level....

Tomi on projected draft boards my arse, he cannot have this kind of night against this kind of team and be drafted by anyone.

Morez Johnson averaging over 14 points a game, shooting 68%, and over 37% from 3,

We didn't want him back anyways!
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: ILLINICHIEF on January 04, 2026, 10:55:46 AM
Morez Johnson averaging over 14 points a game, shooting 68%, and over 37% from 3,

We didn't want him back anyways!

We probably DID want him back, just not the mouths in his ears though.,
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: ThePAMan on January 04, 2026, 11:02:54 AM
We probably DID want him back, just not the mouths in his ears though.,

He's not an Eastern Euro, so skeptical
Title: Re: ILLINI vs P-STATE
Post by: illiniray on January 04, 2026, 11:36:31 AM
(https://www.hoopshq.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/GettyImages-2190716620.jpg?fit=1200%2C800)

At least 2 of the fouls on Wagler were a joke.