I’m going to open the postgame blog like this: I have mixed emotions, the first half was was a train wreck. Up to the first media timeout(under 15), there were nine total points scored in the entire game. The first seven minutes were filled with sloppy offensive possessions both ways, turnover after turnover. The Illini still can’t shake the turnover plague. They were on pace for 20 turnovers at the halfway point in the game. 

But the second half was a lot better. Head Coach Brad Underwood must have gave a pretty good pump-up speech(or a screaming match) however you want to look at it, but it worked. The final o this game was 66-53. A moral victory in a sense. I will break down the film and post a better blog along with a podcast tomorrow afternoon.