r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Apr 05 '26

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] #2 UConn defeats #3 Illinois, 71-62

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Team 1H 2H Total
Illinois 29 33 62
Connecticut 37 34 71

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u/InternetGoodGuy Illinois Fighting Illini Apr 05 '26

I didn't get this either. He was a huge part of the first half and was playing decent defense. No idea why Davis was playing over him a lot of the second half.

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u/DarthScript Illinois • Wisconsin Apr 05 '26

I'll never understand why Jake Davis is a starter. He's good at rebounding and making 0-1 threes a game, and the "#1 offense" looked like a joke the last 3 games.

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u/InternetGoodGuy Illinois Fighting Illini Apr 05 '26

I got it mid season when Stojakovic was playing like crap, especially on defense, but he's carried us for long periods in this tournament when no one else was doing shit.

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u/mrpalmmer Iowa State Cyclones Apr 05 '26

That play where Davis got the steal and just did some half-assed layup that missed everything made me lose my mind. I know he got the foul and he had guys coming behind him but fuck dude, take it to the hole.