Illinois stuns Indiana
Illinois ends the game on a huge 13-2 run to defeat #1 Indiana, making a lay-up off of an inbounds play with .5 seconds left. Thought this deserved its own thread for the people who weren't following the Thursday night thread, and for a possible posbang to see Tom Crean and Home Depot eat it.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
Such a weird resume. Makes sense with how tough the Big Ten is, but man were they playing above their heads OOC.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:34 PM ^
Shwing!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:35 PM ^
That was an awesome last play!!! I loved seeing the Illinois bench and the crowd go CRAZY!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:38 PM ^
I'm not superstitious about the #1 position, I just think there are 5 teams capable of being the best team in the country on any given night. There just isn't a clear-cut dominating team this year. This is going to be one of the most exciting NCAA tournaments in a while and not just because Michigan has an incredibly realistic chance to cut down the nets (although it sure helps).
February 7th, 2013 at 9:38 PM ^
Beat Wisconsin.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
This makes it harder for me to decide if I hold my nose Sunday and root for OSU at home vs. Indiana
February 7th, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^
Tough call but I'm going to root for Ohio. I disllike IU just a little bit more and would love to see them get another loss and Shehee annoys me like no other player.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:44 PM ^
Huh, that's crazy talk!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:48 PM ^
They have to play each other twice, so it's best for them to split and each get a loss.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:52 PM ^
Just think of it as rooting for Indiana to lose. That is the best outcome to help Michigan win the Big Ten.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
They have a worse conference record than IU, plus we have already split the series.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
Nice D Zeller, you ugly bastard
February 7th, 2013 at 9:42 PM ^
Wow. They play a game away from their home court and they lose. Shocking. The advantage they have on their home court is disgusting.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
They've lost a game at home. They've actually lost one each (away, home, neutral). This week is a classic example why you never take anything for certain in college basketball.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:45 PM ^
That game changed quickly..I still can't believe the last inbounds play..layup!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^
I absolutely love half of the reactions in this thread. "I don't even wanna be #1 again! That's asking to be knocked off! How frustrating would that be?!"
If you were to tell any Michigan basketball fan at the beginning of last season that we would be having this conversation, they'd laugh at us. It's crazy to see how far they've come to toy around with the question: "We're #1 again, is that a good thing?"
February 7th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
The first was v. Arizona. (down by 8, 1 minute to go)
February 7th, 2013 at 9:48 PM ^
Beat Wisconsin! Bring on the Number 1 ranking. All other worries be damned!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:50 PM ^
On a side note, I just realized Wisconsin only has to play us and Indiana once each. What a joke.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:01 PM ^
Maybe so, but Wiscy having only one game with us means one less game we're forced to watch them in (in)action
February 7th, 2013 at 9:52 PM ^
The Big Ten is goddamn brutal this year.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:53 PM ^
http://www.stubhub.com/michigan-state-basketball-tickets/michigan-state…
But seriously, get your tickets to EL now. Prices are going to get astronomical in a hurry.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:54 PM ^
This helps us in the conference race. And technically, this was Indiana's easiest remaining road game. They have to go to OSU, to Minnesota, to MSU and to Crisler. Tom Creen is going to learn that not facing a ranked team on the road until the second week of February has it's drawbacks.
We take care of business at home and hopefully steal at least one road game against MSU or Wisconsin and we're in perfect position for the B1G title. But MSU needs to lose a game or two to give us some breathing room.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:25 PM ^
MSU ourselves.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
I have two tickets to the msu vs. Michigan game in March.. Those fuckers are going to be worth a pretty mint by then...CANT WAIT
February 7th, 2013 at 10:56 PM ^
You are selling them? Lol
February 7th, 2013 at 9:57 PM ^
Bill Walton insists that Michigan isnt a top 5 team because we lack good big men. Mitch McGary, Jon Horford, and Jordan Morgan disagree.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:06 PM ^
Walton hates Michigan basketball as much as I hate Notre Dame football.
I know he despised the Fab Five but he seems to hate us as if they were still on the roster.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:07 PM ^
Bill Walton is a racist troll.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:11 PM ^
Bill Walton... Lol
February 7th, 2013 at 10:15 PM ^
Bill Walton barely has a job anymore.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:26 PM ^
thing during the game where one could text in who they thought the best sixth man in the country was. I vocalized "McGary" to no one in paricular since I was alone in my garage at the time. Didnt see if he was an option or not.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:27 PM ^
Sucks balls
February 8th, 2013 at 12:20 AM ^
I feel that the college game is truly a guard's game. Especially in the tourney. The guards can do so much more to determine the pace of a game. Like push the tempo on the break. Slow down the other team by applying an annoying press. Distribute the ball and make his teammates better. Generate his own offense off of the dribble.
Don't get me wrong. Big men are important. They get rebounds and score in the paint. Some even lead their team in scoring. But they rarely decide the game like guards do.
If IU were down by 1 with 10 sec left, who gets the ball, Oladipo or Zeller?
February 8th, 2013 at 8:02 AM ^
Frank Caliendo hasn't done his spot on impersonation of him in awhile.
February 8th, 2013 at 12:39 PM ^
That clown has been a Michigan hater since the Fab 5. You kinda lose all credibility when you ignore a team's performance and base your "rankings" on your own bizarre evaluation of a team's bigs. I hate that fucking guy. If the networks wanted to really screw with Michigan fans, they could have Bill Walton & Dick Vitale call the Michigan v. MSU game with Ted Valentine and Ed Hightower.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:58 PM ^
Let's beat Wisconsin on Saturday and reclaim #1!!!
February 7th, 2013 at 10:41 PM ^
Do we really want to be #1 going into East Lansing. That ranking this year hasn't been a very good omen.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:43 PM ^
Are you suggesting we lose to Wisconsin?
February 7th, 2013 at 10:45 PM ^
Might as well get used to the pressure. Michigan will probably be no worse than a 2 seed come tourney time. They got to get used to people gunning for them!
February 7th, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
Tonight is just further proof that the Big Ten tourney is going to be crazy. What a weekend that will be.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:59 PM ^
I quit watching because the referees were being cocks. Flip!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:01 PM ^
@ NW, @Minn and @UI looking much better now. Reminder of the fact that we have two exceptionally difficult games facing us.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:02 PM ^
I was watching and saw they were down 11 with just over 3 minutes left, thought it was over. Was wrong. What are we drinking?
February 7th, 2013 at 11:23 PM ^
And that game was beautiful. Especially since it was Zeller (a.k.a. White Jesus) that lost track of his man for the lay in.
February 8th, 2013 at 8:23 AM ^
And Oladipo who had the turnover in the last 10 seconds to give Illinois a chance to win. Couldn't have scripted a better ending.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:02 PM ^
Just shows that any team in the B1G can light it up any given night. What a comeback!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:13 PM ^
Hopefully we learn from some of these upsets at come out and play our best game!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^
Go check out @champaign_room on twitter. He's cracked; fallen madly in love with Tyler Griffey, as well as everyone else. Hilarious stuff.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:45 PM ^
So Indiana clearly is not the same team away from the friendly confines of Assembly Hall. I like our chances against them at home. We need to take it to these guys.