Thursday Night College Hoops (Drinks, anyone?) Thread
So...
Indiana @ Illinois, tipping off now 7:00 ET, ESPN
N.C. St. @ Duke 9:00 ET ESPN3 (WTF, this is really not on a cable network??!)
And for basketball enthusiasts here's a good night to catch the sneaky good Oregon team in action....Colorado @ Oregon 10:00 ET ESPNU
Go Illini! (Let's not hold our breath)
February 7th, 2013 at 8:52 PM ^
The ESPN2 studio guys after the UVA game were all "let's take you out to Texas A&M which we hope will be a better game than that." WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT WAS THE BEST GAME.
February 7th, 2013 at 8:57 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
illini showing life! go illinois!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:00 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:01 PM ^
Sure he called it.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:01 PM ^
Paul is unconscious. Fugly FT. But it went in.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:02 PM ^
Illinois tied with 37 seconds to go!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:02 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
Great steal by Illinois. Better block by Victor O.
OVERTIME!!!
EDIT: HOLY, HOLY POOP. Layup with 0.9 seconds!!! Great win, Illinois.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
WOOOOWWWWW
February 7th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
WHAT WHAT WHAT
February 7th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
WOW!
What an inbound play!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:09 PM ^
What garbage D by Zeller on the baseline inbound play...Ohio State they are not...
BTW, is the UCLA game empty? Pathetic fan support there
February 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:03 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:04 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:04 PM ^
HOLY SHIT!!!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:04 PM ^
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Eat it crean! You can't beat anyone on the road!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^
He totally ignored Griffey after the screen...or just plain bad communication.
I almost thought Griffey was gonna choke that layup.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^
I guess Indiana can be beat at (an) Assembly Hall.
BEAT WISCO!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
Do we want to win? I mean that would give us a number 1 ranking heading into the Breslin...history does not like this season.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
Screw history. Besides, we need at least a split in the next two.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:15 PM ^
I'll take being the #1 team in the nation over losing to Wisconsin any day. Death to backboards!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
I don't care for the #1 ranking, I care about the Big Ten Title.
I know you are kidding at all, but I would rather it be guaranteed that the worst Michigan does during the hardest 4 game stretch in the nation is 2-2, instead of going into Breslin needing a victory to make it 2-2. Yes I would rather beat State than Wisco. A) it is State. B) they are more of a threat for the Big Ten title, but I will not be picky.
Besides, with all the #1 teams losing this year, doesn't regression to the mean of #1 teams losing, have to happen soon? What better time than next week?
Oh yea, I still have not gotten over Death to Backboards from a couple of years ago.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^
effing love it! Haha Hoosiers, way to blow the game, this is awesome for us in the standings.
Win at Wisc and # 1 again
February 7th, 2013 at 9:05 PM ^
Wow what a game!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
Holy complete utter defensive break-downs at the last minute, Batman
February 7th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
and totally unexpected. Huge letdown from IU there. I guess the B1G really is a tough place to play on the road...fingers crossed for saturday!!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
Man, winning on the road in the B1G is hard.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
WOW! How does it feel to play on the road bitches? HAHAH!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:06 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:07 PM ^
Also... that was an A+ court-storming by the fans. Immediate, with no delays.
also also baaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
February 7th, 2013 at 9:09 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
No kidding. The ball might not have been through the net before the court was filled.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:07 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:08 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:09 PM ^
Wow. Gotta give it to Illinois (well, maybe D.J Richardson!) for hanging tough. I was on the same page as a poster above saying they'd teter between 6-14 points but never get it "really" close. They sure as hell hung tough and once the opportunity was there (given?) they took it. Great stop on Oladipo at the end and sometimes it's easier to be lucky than good...To get that wide open look with UNDER a second left, kinda lucky, kinda piss-poor defense! I think we'll take it though!
February 7th, 2013 at 9:08 PM ^
Once again, indiana blows on the road.
It warms my heart knowing Michigan won by double-digits there while indiana blew it.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^
Literally, the first thing I said at the end of Indiana-Illinois was "HOLY SHIT!"
That aside, this underscores just how crazy the Big Ten has been really - Illinois was outshot, outrebounded, and had a couple more fouls, but fewer turnovers and more blocks - that, in the end, seemed to be the clincher.
Kudos to Illinois for hanging in there when probably not many thought they might.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:09 PM ^
Epic second half from illinois. Good game.
February 7th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 9:11 PM ^
Indiana fans are blaming the refs...unbelievable, they benefited from several horrible calls throughout the game. Not the refs fault Crean struggles on the road.