Tonight’s Sweet 16 matchup between the #Illini and Houston will come down to grit.
“Both our philosophies are kind of the same,” Boswell said. “Rebound the basketball and guard your tail off.”
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The #Illini will face Penn in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday night. @ElliotCasey3 and I react, plus we discuss the uninspiring start to postseason play in Illinois' terrible OT loss to Wisconsin last weekend.
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#illini head coach Brad Underwood after the OT loss to Wisconsin:
“Sometimes I think when we make shots, we get casual on the other end and we think it’s just easy,” Underwood said. “I had that feeling today.”
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#Illini forward David Mirkovic keeping Illinois and this State Farm Center crowd afloat with his effort on the glass, racking up 6 rebounds (2 offensive).
Illinois down 32-27 with 3:56 to play in the first half.
#illini are 35 minutes away from tip here at State Farm Center, and Orange Krush did not hesitate to boo Morez Johnson Jr. during warmups, leading to him miss his first two form shots.
With no Kylan Boswell and Andrej Stojakovic, #Illini drop yet another heartbreaker and lose to Wisconsin 92-90 in OT.
"We just need health," said head coach Brad Underwood.
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#Illini veteran forward Tomislav Ivisic making it happen on the offensive side with 11 of Illinois' 21 points on 5-6 FG with 10 to go in the first half.
I asked #illini guard Andrej Stojaković about Kylan Boswell's leadership presence from the sideline after tonight's win over NU:
"Encouraging us to keep shooting when shots aren't falling, and when shots are falling, focus on other aspects of the game that will affect it."