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MBB Game #20, (W, 64-63), Mon, 1/15 vs Illinois (#95) (10-8) (0-5), @ PBA, 8:00 pm CST, BTN
- Thread starter Red Don
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so easy to see from my livingroom LOL
Yeah, I know, we have the same view...and my son reminds me that they cannot hear me. Then I remind him that we are also watching a recording, which makes him laugh at me more.
Yesterday was a must win. This is the kind of loss that would kill our resume even if we went on to have a good season.
These guys can't afford any more games like this one. Probably the worst I have seen them play all season.
These guys can't afford any more games like this one. Probably the worst I have seen them play all season.
It would have been a killer for sure. We still have work to do if we have any hope at the Dance. Losing to lowly Illinois would have been a setback that would have required at least a couple major upsets (in a conference that offers limited opportunity for major upsets) to overcome.
Thank goodness for small miracles, as last night's game will now only be remembered as a win.
Definitely needed that game, but got to give Illinois some credit. They have basically played everyone like that this year.
They have played everyone tough.
True enough. They're a better team than their record reflects. They're just snakebit. That said, we made a ton of unforced errors last night, and even if Illinois is great at offensive rebounding, we just looked flat out lazy at times trying to rebound.
Definitely true. And they'll get a couple wins before the season is over. But NU certainly didn't want to be the team to hand Illinois their first conference win -- especially in Lincoln.
Let alone the fact that Nebraska now has two very difficult games against Michigan and @Ohio State. Much better going into those two games above-.500 than sub-.500 (which we would have been if not the last second trey).
If we can now beat Michigan, I'll be getting pretty excited about the possibilities.
We need a victory over a good Team. Now's the time to step up.
No. No they are not better than their record. MAYBE 1 game. But that is an awful basketball team.
This game showed a serious deficiency in rebounding, especially on defense. Illinois had way too many additional offensive possessions based on poor rebounding and the lack of blocking out. Let's hope Miles can address this with the team as it was pretty obvious and a consistent problem. Thankfully Illinois had a terrible shooting percentage to accompany their many offensive rebounds.
