MBB GAME #32 (3/16) #3 Nebraska (23-9) vs #2 Illinois (24-8) 2:30(ish) CBS GAME THREAD

[CrnhskrBob]

Well, let's see if we suffer this loss, when
the committee makes their final seedings!

 

[BGRed]

Was there a momentum change because of officiating
or did we just fall asleep?

More intensity from Illiniois, unstoppable Shannon, and some bully ball that favored Illinois.

 

[CrnhskrBob]

Try to have a nice evening, all.

 

[CrnhskrBob]

More intensity from Illiniois, unstoppable Shannon, and some bully ball that favored Illinois.

I heard about the bully balling. No surprise. Refs have never allowed us that luxury, but they allow the other team, with no problem!!

It is what it is.

 

[CrnhskrBob]

We couldn’t hit a shot but the refs can’t let a guy sprinting into people dictate the game

Yet, they did!!

 

[MHKHusker]

More intensity from Illiniois, unstoppable Shannon, and some bully ball that favored Illinois.

Definitely think the foul calls on Shannon’s drives stopped our fast breaks and thus our momentum. Lots of ticky tack calls. Guy almost shot as many free throws himself as we did

 

[MHKHusker]

I’m okay with the loss. Good reality check going into the tournament just like the loss to Creighton before conference play

 

[Red Don]

Final:

 

[pitch]

Brice Williams should have been assigned to Shannon Jr all game.

NU came out flat post halftime. Defensive energy dropped. Disappointing, because we were up 15….

 

[Diboy]

Referres too

What a friggin'choke! Doing baseball,
thot we had this in the bag!!

What in the world happened??

refs took us out first 10 minutes if half...team got tired legs last ten minutes missing a lot of shots short

 

[NUinID]

Not going to win when someone on the right ther team scores 40.

It was a tail of 2 halves. Nebraska went cold in the second and Illinois heated up, though they really didn’t shoot terrible in the first half.

 

[Diboy]

Brice Williams should have been assigned to Shannon Jr all game.

NU came out flat post halftime. Defensive energy dropped. Disappointing, because we were up 15….

wouldn't have mattered touch him its a foul. Super talent but I have little respect for a player that intentionally initiates contact and gets the calls.

 

[djlhuskerfan]

Illinois won't get-away with the bully ball in the NCAAs

 

[MHKHusker]

Brice Williams should have been assigned to Shannon Jr all game.

NU came out flat post halftime. Defensive energy dropped. Disappointing, because we were up 15….

I think it dropped because the fouls they kept calling on Shannon’s out of control drives stopped our fast breaks and didn’t let us maintain momentum. Couldn’t hit open shots either

 

[NUinID]

Not having Wilcher to throw at them hurt today. He is another body.