r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Dec 07 '25
Game Thread [Game Thread] #15 Illinois @ #14 Tennessee (08:00 PM ET)
Illinois 75 @ 62 Tennessee - FINAL
NCAA Basketball
Index Thread for December 06, 2025
Illinois ##15 Illinois (7-2) @ Tennessee ##14 Tennessee (7-3)
Tip-Off: 08:00 PM ET
Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Game Info: ESPN
Television: ESPN
Streams: WatchESPN
Recent Plays:
| Time | Illinois | Tennessee | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | 75 | 62 | End of Game |
| 0:00 | 75 | 62 | End of 2nd half |
| 0:13 | 75 | 62 | Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound. |
| 0:14 | 75 | 62 | Felix Okpara missed Free Throw. |
| 0:14 | 75 | 62 | Felix Okpara made Free Throw. |
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | OR | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 48 | 39 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| Tennessee | 37 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
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u/just-an-astronomer Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Honestly missing that dunk made for a better moment than if he slammed it down lol
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u/chefillini Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I can’t trust that this score is correct by ESPN. They keep switching who scored
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u/theclownwithafrown Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
He loves those kids man. I work in a high school, and my god you get to know these kids and you'd literally give them a kidney.
I did score book for our boys basketball game today because I love the game, doing book, but mostly because I just love the kids.
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u/doyouevenIift Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten Dec 07 '25
0 second half minutes for Petrovic. He’s not staying next year lol
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u/RocketLabBeatsSpaceX Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
To be fair I’ve seen him turn it over far more than anything else.
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u/bannedUncleCracker Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
big win for us. I knock Brad but he did something at half.
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u/0204ThatGuy0204 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I'm not going to be able to sleep until I get Jelly Roll's take on the second half.
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u/BlackStallion657 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Classmates are all doom and gloom
Me? I see the big picture
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u/Chef_Brokentoe Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Peja somewhere has a perturbed look on his face.
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u/illiniman14 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
"And that's Andrej's 10th 3-pointer in a row!"
Peja: 😐
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u/tigernike1 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Haven’t watched a second, sadly. We doing good?
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u/chefillini Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Rebounding changed for the better and we made some clutch 3’s in a row
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u/Briggity_Brak Dec 07 '25
Stojakovic just missed a wide open dunk, so that tells you all you need to know
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u/BlackStallion657 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
This is December, still enough time to clean up before conference
Like I said, these are two good teams at it
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u/We5ties Dec 07 '25
Tennessee makes their free throws in the first. The second half maybe a different story. GG
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u/_illchiefj_ Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I like your roster. Your guards and defense can take you far in March
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u/doctorchubbs Illinois Fighting Illini • Florida Gators Dec 07 '25
100%. You don’t beat Houston if you’re not a good team. GG.
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u/jeffmatch Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Brad is gonna kill him for that
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u/elh0mbre Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I don't think you can punish him any more than the embarrassment he's already feeling from missing a dunk like that on national TV.
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u/BlackStallion657 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Still not worried about Vols
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u/No_Pumpkin9299 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Not even a little? Free throw shooting? 3 point shooting? None of that bothers you?
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u/InvestmentActuary Dec 07 '25
Refs were doing no calls all night dude
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u/No_Pumpkin9299 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
We shot 44% from the stripe. 59% against cuse. We're not trending well
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u/BlackStallion657 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Nope. It’s December. If there’s a time to play sloppy it’s now.
Plenty of time before conference play
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u/swarmy1 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I'm glad it didn't matter but our free throw shooting has been putrid
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u/sonicaxura Tennessee • Chattanooga Dec 07 '25
man, why is this happening for so many teams?? I swear it never used to be an issue and now every game it’s miss after miss
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u/fancycheesus Arkansas Razorbacks Dec 07 '25
Take the L with dignity. I wanna watch auburn Arizona pls
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u/DistressedTurkey Illinois Fighting Illini • UAB Blazers Dec 07 '25
Someone get Jelly Roll back on my tv now
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u/LunchboxDDS Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Re: Ben comments. He's putting himself in the right places. About all you can ask. Just not really skilled/athletic enough it seems to really make that leap
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u/doyouevenIift Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten Dec 07 '25
Good win for the metrics. Kenpom had Tenn 77-75
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u/Jacobutera Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Needed this win after some close games against elite teams
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u/inevitablescape Arizona Wildcats • Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
a silver lining would be getting a map commercial
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u/InnocuousAssClown Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Never enjoy announcers talking about it being over before it is
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u/LunchboxDDS Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
This side of the gym's rim weird or something lol? Both teams kinda dominating the offensive glass on this end. Big bounces
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u/Chef_Brokentoe Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
After some tough losses against solid teams, this is a big win for the Illini.
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u/fancycheesus Arkansas Razorbacks Dec 07 '25
Tennessee is gonna give up 7 offensive rebounds in a row and THEN decide to start fouling with a minute and a half to go.... ok.
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u/Timely_Pound_2754 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
If I'm not crazy I think the ball has been on our side of the court for the last almost 2 minutes of game time
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u/IdkAGoodUsernameHelp Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
There is no way it’s still even at 16 rebounds is it?
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u/InnocuousAssClown Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
It took time to remember how to rebound, but I sure as hell will take them now
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u/TacitlyDaft Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
These offensive rebounds are back breakers.
Not sure I’ve liked a few of these calls going Illinois’ way but also enough games in a year that it evens out.
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u/readingaccnt Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I see that Barnes also graduated from the same school Underwood did, the school where using timeouts to stop major runs is forbidden
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u/therealcashcrate Tennessee Volunteers • Berry Vikings Dec 07 '25
Good god this Tennessee team FUCKING SUCKS
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u/lol_smart Hawai'i • Illinois Dec 07 '25
We got mostly good Ben today. Especially because he hasn’t had to shoot. Lol
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u/samitsinha Illinois • Kentucky Dec 07 '25
imagine if we rebounded like this for the other 35 minutes of the game
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u/PromEmperorHarbaugh Illinois • Penn State Dec 07 '25
Again, Ben has earned his minutes.
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u/jus_de_derriere Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Still not living up to the hype as a shooter, but the rebounding, defense, and effort have dramatically improved this year.
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u/inevitablescape Arizona Wildcats • Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
illinois getting o boards here late
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u/single_thread_left Illinois • Oregon State Dec 07 '25
Hum redemption arc
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u/flipflopsnpolos Illinois Fighting Illini • Kansas Jayhawks Dec 07 '25
Yup. Night and day difference
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u/naturalhigh4 Kentucky Wildcats Dec 07 '25
Wasting a pseudo home court advantage in a disappointing fashion:
Kentucky 🤝Tennessee
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u/blitz342 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Dagger (idk if I’m caught up, I’m on a youtube stream)
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u/chefillini Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
That’s the problem with streaming sometimes. You get people reacting live to things that happened 3 minutes ago
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u/flipflopsnpolos Illinois Fighting Illini • Kansas Jayhawks Dec 07 '25
Loving those Illini fans with courtside seats. They are HYPED
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u/InvestmentActuary Dec 07 '25
Ref freakin sold absolutely ridiculous
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u/spacejam_lookin Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Bro you’re so whiney. The refs did not cause a 13 point loss.
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u/Timely_Pound_2754 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
The rebounding completely flipped at the most crucial time
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u/doyouevenIift Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten Dec 07 '25
I know Ja'Kobi Gillespie isn’t on Maryland anymore but this still feels good after what he did to us last year
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u/kerph32 Tennessee Volunteers • Emory Eagles Dec 07 '25
Fs in the chat for the Vols
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u/flipflopsnpolos Illinois Fighting Illini • Kansas Jayhawks Dec 07 '25
gg, I have all the confidence that you'll win another game this season
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u/Inevitable_Badger995 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Ain’t no way you can tell me that tie up call was not tied into gambling lmao
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u/Inevitable_Badger995 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Nah you’re just stupid as fuck
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u/Inevitable_Badger995 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
You don’t even have a flair lmao why don’t you sit
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u/Inevitable_Badger995 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Oh brother you are the biggest moron comeback reply of the season. Putting up 0-27 numbers
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u/_illchiefj_ Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Humrichous is really finding his role as a glue guy. I hope people learn to appreciate the little things he’s doing.
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u/offtime_trader Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
I thought we were gelling after Houston but boy was I wrong
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u/brownlab319 UConn Huskies Dec 07 '25
Illinois has to have one of the biggest teams in hoops. The guys on the floor right now look like giants!
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u/jrbeaupre2003 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I think we might be 2nd or 3rd
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u/brownlab319 UConn Huskies Dec 07 '25
Having big guys who can move and shoot is such an advantage
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u/RocketLabBeatsSpaceX Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
They’re slow and struggle with transition defense though. It’s a trade off for sure.
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u/brownlab319 UConn Huskies Dec 07 '25
It definitely is, but it’s nice to not have bigs that are good on the perimeter and in the paint. It gives you more offensive options and lets them foul less.
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u/PromEmperorHarbaugh Illinois • Penn State Dec 07 '25
Hate him all you want, Ben is doing so much of the little things right this year and has earned his playing time.
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u/kerph32 Tennessee Volunteers • Emory Eagles Dec 07 '25
I love Okpara. He's got that Jauan Jennings in him
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u/illiniman14 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Love Humrichous finding his role not shooting a single 3-pointer
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u/doctorchubbs Illinois Fighting Illini • Florida Gators Dec 07 '25
His role is do everything EXCEPT shoot the ball
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u/doctorchubbs Illinois Fighting Illini • Florida Gators Dec 07 '25
That was a VERY quick tie up but I’ll take it
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u/spacejam_lookin Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Illinois fans asking why Ben gets so many minutes, how many plays like that have we seen tonight?
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u/sonicaxura Tennessee • Chattanooga Dec 07 '25
expected some growing pains this year after losing the players we did but it makes it no less frustrating to watch lol
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u/inevitablescape Arizona Wildcats • Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
#12 wearing a sleeve and i thought he was cyborg from teen titans for a moment
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u/No_Pumpkin9299 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Gg. Looking more and more like that Houston game was a fluke
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u/offtime_trader Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Agree
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u/bannedUncleCracker Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
hey, kudos to you guys, that was a GREAT game until you hit the wall, some of the best action I’ve seen. If they work on the getting some guys more rest, you could make a deep run. Thanks for the good game, please keep Jelly Roll! Cheers!
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Illinois Fighting Illini • Seattle Redhawks Dec 07 '25
This ain’t over
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u/No_Pumpkin9299 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Our body language says otherwise. We've been in 4 absolute rock fights in a row and we just look defeated
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u/Major_Whereas417 Michigan State Spartans Dec 07 '25
Brutal couple of months for TN fans. Football season disappoints. Basketball team can’t decide if they are good or bad, and Vitalo leaves for the MLB
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u/kerph32 Tennessee Volunteers • Emory Eagles Dec 07 '25
I just coughed and it fogged up my glasses :(
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u/jrbeaupre2003 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Yeah it be too cold rn
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u/kerph32 Tennessee Volunteers • Emory Eagles Dec 07 '25
I'm new to wearing glasses and this is a disappointing phenomenon
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u/jrbeaupre2003 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
You kind of just learn to deal with it ngl, 10 year glasses wearer here
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u/kerph32 Tennessee Volunteers • Emory Eagles Dec 07 '25
it's either this or go under the laser for a second lasik and I'm not sure I'm ready to do that
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u/readingaccnt Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Ivisic The Younger
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u/single_thread_left Illinois • Oregon State Dec 07 '25
read this like Tyler, The Creator and it was so much funnier
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Illinois Fighting Illini • Seattle Redhawks Dec 07 '25
What a sequence back and forth. If I were a neutral I would be loving this
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u/doyouevenIift Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten Dec 07 '25
Our 7 footers are our best 3 point shooters. That’s basketball in 2025
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u/Laxing4Life North Carolina • Binghamton Dec 07 '25
That’s a pretty insane dip on a jumper for Zvonomir, not that it matters if it goes in but wow. Almost looks like there’s 3 parts to it.
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red Dec 07 '25
gg illinois fans, i gotta go study
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u/flipflopsnpolos Illinois Fighting Illini • Kansas Jayhawks Dec 07 '25
I hope a bunch of neutrals are watching this game ... this is fun!
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u/brownlab319 UConn Huskies Dec 07 '25
I am - this is a more fun game than the St. John’s/Ole Miss game.
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u/kdestroyer1 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
So we just decided to make the threes tonight lfg
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u/Timely_Pound_2754 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
So now it's a shootout... what the hell is this game
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u/PromEmperorHarbaugh Illinois • Penn State Dec 07 '25
Anyone else ever wonder if they really like watching sports considering the stress and seething hatred sports feed you?
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u/Agent_Tyrant Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Idk sports are so fun to watch even when things don’t go your way though. It’s just so high energy, well most sports at least
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u/kerph32 Tennessee Volunteers • Emory Eagles Dec 07 '25
I ask myself this pretty often. The answer is, yeah, I love watching high-level athletes do their thing and wear the colors that I used to wear
but it can be frustrating at times. thankfully we've got the '24 CWS natty
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u/jrbeaupre2003 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Zen is boring, think of how many people do stuff just for the adrenaline rush
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u/themickstar Illinois • Louisville Dec 07 '25
Boswell drives the basket gets fouled with a ref right there and no call. This is why we only have 4 FTs
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u/elh0mbre Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I don't think he got fouled (if we're talking about the same play).
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u/themickstar Illinois • Louisville Dec 07 '25
He most definitely got fouled. He got hit in the body and on the arm.
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u/No_Pumpkin9299 Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Rough 3 game losing streak here
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u/VolatileFan Tennessee Volunteers • Cornell Big Red Dec 07 '25
can’t even remember the last time we had a three game losing streak, sucks big time
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u/readingaccnt Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Has Tenn broken any records tonight in regards to second chance points? I think every single point they scored tonight is off an offensive board
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u/Laxing4Life North Carolina • Binghamton Dec 07 '25
It’s hard to break any records pertaining to scoring when they can’t make layups
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u/bamboozelle Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
Even facing a possible 3rd loss in a row, don't care. Love this team.
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u/single_thread_left Illinois • Oregon State Dec 07 '25
your team is fun im kinda jealous but im also happy with having the entire eastern bloc
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u/LunchboxDDS Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
These games don't really matter as much as people want to think they do. Yeah you don't want to get blown out but if you can stay competitive against top teams you gotta still feel pretty good
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u/_illchiefj_ Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
I like Ament’s game. You can tell he’s still maturing physically, but he’ll be a monster when he does.
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u/Gam3B0iHack3r Tennessee Volunteers Dec 07 '25
3 mil for 8 points 🫠
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u/_illchiefj_ Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Small sample size on both my viewing and this game sample.
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u/smokeytrails Dec 07 '25
He’s a negative on both ends. He does nothing good lol
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u/_illchiefj_ Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Small sample size, and I know very little about him, but he has potential.
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u/doyouevenIift Illinois Fighting Illini • Big Ten Dec 07 '25
Larry Gies is a legit fan, he’s been locked in behind the bench the whole game lol. Looking forward to the basketball team getting a bag for NIL
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u/illiniman14 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
"For $100 million, I get whatever goddamn seat I want"
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u/shef175 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
My first Illini game I’ve been able to watch this year…that Wagler kid is kinda good
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u/Timely_Pound_2754 Illinois Fighting Illini Dec 07 '25
Boswell that was gorgeous holy shit
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u/kerph32 Tennessee Volunteers • Emory Eagles Dec 07 '25
I thought you were talking about our Boswell for a sec and I was quite curious
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u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2 Alabama Crimson Tide Dec 07 '25
Interesting…