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 9:09 PM ^
Angry Number One Hating God. Believe.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
Does that mean we want to lose against Wisconsin so we'll be number 2 against State?
February 7th, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^
Beat Wisco!
Regression to the mean for the #1 team!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:03 PM ^
They might get a couple of first place votes, but no way would that one half be more impressive then full game victories over OSU and @ Wisconsin.
Besides, Duke is about to win by single digits in a home game where they were up by 21 at half time. Does that sound like #1 worthy to you? Only if you watched the first half. Also NC State has never been considered an elite or even a very good defense their year, it is not like Duke put those number up vs a high caliber defense.
February 8th, 2013 at 12:21 AM ^
in a response to an "Avoid the #1 Jinx" post
February 8th, 2013 at 7:40 AM ^
Fergodsakes!
February 8th, 2013 at 9:24 AM ^
Maybe, but honestly, we aren't deserving of number 1 either, we are good, but I think we have some issues that better get resolved quickly. Our half court sets involve way too much standing around and watching and defensively we are far from elite. At this point, I could give two craps where we are rated, I'm thankful we are better than the last 20 years but I just want us to get better in the next few games...I think we have some kinks to work out...
February 8th, 2013 at 12:10 AM ^
Good thing Duke didn't shoot 41 free throws...
February 7th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
What a play! That was an amazing comeback and last second shot by the Illini. We win on Saturday and we're back to #1
February 7th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
BEAT WISCO. ENTER EL #1
February 7th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
I-L-L -- I-N-I !!!
Awesome game to watch! People who didn't see it, check out the Sportscenter highlights after while. It'll be worth it!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
While I want to beat Wiscy, I'm not sure I want the #1 ranking that would likely come with it!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
I thought for sure they were done going down by 14 in the second half. What a comeback.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
Griffey's reaction after making the game winning bucket was awesome. A combination of "did I get it off in time?" and "holy shit, did that just happen?"
February 7th, 2013 at 10:39 PM ^
Thanks for playing the extra on the set, Needs
February 7th, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
When it comes to seeding in the tournament. Similar opponent records are going to matter. We beat Illinois, they lost! As sad as Illinois athletics are, I really like John Groce.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:44 PM ^
Which is why Saturday is so important. Wisconsin won at Indiana and this is our only game against them.
February 8th, 2013 at 7:35 AM ^
Yeah but wed still have to beat IU at home. If for some reason we lost then none of that matters.
February 8th, 2013 at 9:03 AM ^
wed = Weed?
wed = Wed(ding)?
wed = we'd?
wed = Wednesday?
February 7th, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
Also, D.J Richardson snapped off tonight. 23(?) points. Some killer shots (& threes) down the stretch to give them a chance. He needs to go suck on a lemon tonight, he was awesome.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:13 PM ^
I didn't even bother watching until O saw it was tied with like a minute left. Wow, I need to watch the replay. Thanks Illinois!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
That was one of the best comebacks I have ever seen.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
I'm glad we got the other Illinois when we played.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:52 PM ^
2012-13 Big Ten STANDINGS
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
#3 Michigan | 8-2 | -- | 21-2 |
#1 Indiana | 8-2 | -- | 20-3 |
#12 Michigan State | 8-2 | -- | 19-4 |
#10 Ohio State | 7-3 | 1 | 17-5 |
Wisconsin | 7-3 | 1 | 16-7 |
#18 Minnesota | 5-5 | 3 | 17-6 |
Purdue | 5-5 | 3 | 12-11 |
Northwestern | 4-6 | 4 | 13-10 |
Illinois | 3-7 | 5 | 16-8 |
Iowa | 3-7 | 5 | 14-9 |
Nebraska | 2-8 | 6 | 11-12 |
Penn State | 0-10 | 8 | 8-14 |
February 7th, 2013 at 11:27 PM ^
Dear Penn State:
I suggest that you win one of your next two games (@ Nebraska, vs. Iowa). The last six will not be fun (@ Michigan, @ Illinois, vs. Michigan, @ Minnesota, @ Northwestern, vs. Wisconsin).
February 8th, 2013 at 8:32 AM ^
Wouldn't Indiana have the tiebreaker against us?
February 8th, 2013 at 9:09 AM ^
The regular season title is purely conference wins and losses. Tiebreakers and head-to-head matchups only factor in when it's time for the Big Ten Tourney
February 8th, 2013 at 11:06 AM ^
In case of ties, the standings list the team with best overall winning percentage first without taking tiebreakers into account. So Michigan's 21-2 (.913) is better than Indiana's 20-3 (.870), which in turn is better than MSU's 19-4 (.826).
February 7th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
Potentially heading to EL as the number 1 team again...
February 7th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
This Illini team fought back and closed out strong. Great game and great ending. Just goes to show you that the B1G is just nasty especially at home.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
Zeller got caught watching the paint dry
February 7th, 2013 at 9:24 PM ^
Reference sir. Shooter would be proud.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:12 PM ^
Yeah... Zeller needed to find out what flavor gum Griffey was chewing.
February 8th, 2013 at 9:05 AM ^
the picket fence.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:17 PM ^
Indiana needed Dikembe Mutombo on that last layup, how on earth do you leave him wide open?!? Oh Zeller you dingus.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^
Heh Indiana was up nine with 3:30 left and I shut it off...
February 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
If Duke loses then four of the five top teams will have lost and hopefully it would stay there.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
I'm torn . . . was I supposed to root for IU or our "archrivals" to lose?
Kidding. Great game.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
maybe you should change the title to "Hoosiers lose snowflakes thread"
February 7th, 2013 at 9:24 PM ^
I think the title is ok.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
This snowflake meme is out of control.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^
That's my bad.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
Are you fucking kidding me!!?? I turn it off with 9 minutes to go to watch parks and rec, then go on the app to see this!? To think I missed this for a food poisoning gimmick episode....
February 7th, 2013 at 9:32 PM ^
Right before Illinois started their 13-2 run to finish the game. The road is rough in the B1G. Win like this could secure Illinois a tourney bid.
February 7th, 2013 at 10:17 PM ^
Illinois is in as long as they go 4 - 4 down the stretch. They should beat Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, and Northwestern. Then they'd have 20 wins, including W's over Butler, Gonzaga, Ohio State, and Indiana. Three out of four of those games are at home, and the road game is Northwestern... which, well, might as well be a home game for Illinois.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:19 PM ^
"Illinois is in as long as they go 4 - 4 down the stretch. They should beat Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, and Northwestern. "
Yes, except they will probably lose to Nebraska and Penn State but make up for it by beating MSU and Minnesota or something.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
When there are this many number 1 teams, there are no number 1 teams.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^
I don't even want to be ranked No. 1 with this craziness. Love that this makes a B1G (regular season) title a little easier though!!!