ALASKA HOOSIER

Foosball is the devil

IU 78 Sigh Owa 71

IU 92 Mary trash 81

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Troy= wasted potential

Wouldn't it be nice to have us run the tables and end up a no. 2 seed in the tourney. only if.............

Yeah, i think the only thing that Troy hurt was his ego and the staff knew it. That was a bonehead, normal TW play.   And i heard them say that Groce was going to focus on TW because they knew he couldn't guard diddly. As soon as he was out, our defense kicked in. I think the only reason he plays is for his rebounding and baseline jam. They beat him repeatedly in the first half and again when he came in late in the game. You are absolutely right when you said the first 7 points gained by Illini was because of him. I watched him and each time, he was beat.

December?

I look at pre-conference CTC and I don't want him as IU's coach. He has changed his coaching completely. He is different. He is showing good coaching and adjusting. For the 7 years prior, that wasn't the case. He must be taking advice from someone, and he is listening. The conference coach is a phoenix! If he continues to do this, he is starting to win back my heart.

Hawkeyes are gonna lay an egg!

I want us to win and win again

Niego is value added! I can't wait until he gets confidence to shoot

CTC has been reading all of our coaching critique and has made changes. Your welcome Coach! I will say it for all of us.

Everyone is pushing for gard

CTC did some good adjustments tonight. We need some better inbounds plays

I'm here. Great 2nd half

i'm out! Give em' hell Hoosiers, type at you fellow Hoosiers later after i get to see the game

Let's go Hoosiers!

heading into media blackout due to time zone differences. still at work :(

Illinois basketball looks for major upset over Indiana Photo by Austin Yattoni | The Daily Illini Illinois' Malcolm Hill takes a layup off a fast break during the game against Rutgers at the State Farm Center on February 17. The Illini won 82-66. Share Tweet Email By Joey Figueroa | 14 hours agoIt may not be tournament time just yet, but a few Big Ten courts have been rushed by rabid fans lately. Illinois vs. Indiana When/where: State Farm Center, 8 p.m., Thursday Broadcast: ESPN Quick note: After being embarrassed in Indiana early in the year, Illinois will go for a massive upset at home Thursday night. Hidden stat: Over their past three games, the Illini have not been outrebounded and hold a plus-3.7 margin on the glass in that stretch. While the elite teams are gearing up for the postseason, it’s upset season for the squads without much else to play for, and the Illinois men’s basketball team will have a chance to continue a conference trend Thursday night. Last week saw two major upsets in the Big Ten. On Wednesday, Penn State pulled off a 79-75 win over No. 4 Iowa — the Nittany Lions had lost five of their previous six contests before the win. The next night, the even more improbable happened when Minnesota, previously winless in Big Ten play, knocked off No. 6 Maryland. Two nights, two postgame court rushes. Illinois (12-15, 4-10 Big Ten) will have the opportunity to pull off another Big Ten upset when Indiana (22-6, 12-2) comes to town for the teams’ second bout — and considering the lopsided results of their first meeting, a narrow Illini victory would almost guarantee a half court invasion by the home fans.   “Well-done is better than well-said,” Groce said of his team’s chances against Indiana. “We need to go out and play the right way.” Since the 34-point drubbing Indiana handed Illinois at the end of January, plenty has changed. In that game, center Mike Thorne, Jr. made his short-lived return and struggled — he hasn’t played since. Junior Jaylon Tate started and logged 24 minutes, neither of which he’s done in the past five games. Junior center Maverick Morgan and freshman forward D.J. Williams combined for nine total minutes in Bloomington and have since turned into key rotational pieces. Groce said he is optimistic about how the Illini have played over their past three games and believes they have improved vastly since their first meeting with the Hoosiers. “There’s no question we’re better on both ends of the floor than the last time we played them,” Groce said. “It’s going to take a great effort by our guys — great concentration, great attention to detail — to defend them and then make sure we’re having quality offensive possessions on the other end of the floor.” The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten in made threes and points per game — their 83.7 points per game overall is good for 12th in the nation. Senior Yogi Ferrell is the clear-cut team leader and demands defensive attention on every possession. The prolific point guard leads the Big Ten with 504 points produced — a combination of scoring and assists — but is in the midst of a seven-game stretch of sub 20-point games. He has tallied at least four assists in all but four Big Ten games. On the other end, junior captain Malcolm Hill will try to match Ferrell’s pace and lead the Illini offense with similar prowess. The dynamic forward has been on a torrid stretch, averaging 19 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.4 turnovers per contest in his past five games. Groce recognized the Illini will need to play close to perfect in order to pull out a win Thursday — and a victory over one of Illinois’ fiercest rivals could very well outshine the darkness this season has produced to this point. “I want them locked in,” Groce said. “I tell them to keep swinging the hammer every day. Keep swinging that thing.” jfiguer2@dailyillini.com @joeyfigueroa3

Everyone should have my avatar. EVERYONE

Let's get fired up! You know the Illini fans are. This is their "superbowl"! Bring the heat IU, Bring the heat!

That sure is a beautiful site

I said, GAMEDAY BITCHES!!!!!!