Bruce Phillips

@CatHeadRoger Nice crowd!

Thanks to all who came to town early to welcome Christone "Kingfish" Ingram back home at new Wed JUKE JOINT FEST KICKOFF! Thanks to everyone who made it possible, especially our main partner on this FREE event—the Walton Family Foundation. More to come at jukejointfestival.com

@MarchMadnessMBB @BamBam_Boz Thanks for two great seasons!!

The hometown kid 🙌 Thank you, Kylan Boswell 👏 #MarchMadness

@stevekoch7 @ALionEye Agree, but it will take quite an effort. They need to give it everything they've got.

@ALionEye Every second half in the tournament has been where we really won the games. Need another one now.

This is the first time I’ve sensed any nerves in months. The shots are there but many have been missed badly. Dre 1-4 at the line. Open threes not close. I guess it might be the shooting background but to me it looks like nerves. Hope we settle down in the second half.

@IlliniRacer Oskee Light, nice!

Locked and loaded with beer and Sheboygan brats( courtesy of Old Time Meat and Deli). Go Illini!!!! 🔸🏀🔹

@RogerPowellJr Two great Illini!!

@glenn_kinley @ArmchairIllini Love it!

So much to unpack here: -Straight face Mirk -Team trying to find Brad Underwood for the photo -A message from Ty Rodgers (Video from KXAN)

@ILLBoardRoom @illiniracers 100% - those players laid the foundation!!

Thank you Ayo Thank you Trent Thank you Kofi Thank you Terrence Thank you Marcus Thank you Coleman Thank you to all the Illini who helped turn this program around We’re going to the Final Four

@JWerner247 @chiefilliniwek Yo Tomi, I see you!!!

@EYakoby @boyfromsi Yes , no kings, let's have dictators. Education is an option!!

BREAKING: In NYC at the “No Kings” rally, demonstrators waved Communist flags. No kings, but yes Communist dictators.

@IlliniNation_ Then again, we could play defense and beat a mid B1G team

It was never ever going to be an easy path to the Final Four. Good job from Illinois to weather not one, but TWO Bennett Stirtz storms. That dude doesn’t miss. Illinois needs to lock in defensively, continue to play their game and deliver us to the promised land🤩

@ALionEye ALioneye are you pacing already??? Trying to control my pre-game energy!

Good vibes ONLY.

@ALionEye How did I not see that during my visit!! Great!!

@srrichey I-L-L!!!

Let’s do that basketball. #Illini #MarchMadness

@juicyjhomie @ktausk13 The committee will probably see Purdue as the B1G tourney champions which will look more positive than losing a quarterfinal.

@phillipsb61 @ktausk13 Purdue should not be ahead of Illinois. Period.

#Illini have fallen below Purdue on the seed list as a No. 3 seed, according to Bracket Matrix (although by a very thin margin). That would likely send the Illini to Greenville instead of St. Louis for the first weekend.

@juicyjhomie @ktausk13 Yeah but at least Purdue won a few games in the B1G tourney.

@phillipsb61 @ktausk13 Neither is Purdue! They should be ahead of Purdue!

@ChrisHallWx Go up to Tiptonville and get some good catfish.

Dyersburg, TN isn’t a bad place this time of year

@JWerner247 This is the time of year you need to be playing your best ball. Illini played their best ball in January. Good coaching could correct that.

A recent string of blown leads & OT losses put a cloud over a once-sunny #illini season. The NCAA Tournament gives the Illini "another life," but they must snap out of the funk to not let their great potential go to waste. My Selection Sunday column ⤵️ 247sports.com/college/illino…

@mrwagner25 @JWerner247 Different years, different players, same results - sounds like the coach has limitations and is unable to adjust.

Five days off – a triple bye in the Big Ten Tournament – was supposed to be a reset. Instead, the #illini had an overtime loss and blew a big lead ...again. "We can't let that type of stuff happen." On concerning trends continuing: 247sports.com/college/illino…

@Sturdy32 @YouTube Someone needs to tell Tomi that he's a 7 footer and should dominate the boards.

Tomislav Ivisic From the Locker Room youtu.be/b_kSYVqzUEQ?si… via @YouTube