#14 Illinois at Ohio State, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 7 PM ET, Peacock

[ScriptOhio]

Again, I'm not surprised. We cannot guard in the paint to save our ass

Yeah, but the Illini can sure get those offensive rebounds:

Illini: offensive rebounds 5, defensive rebounds 7, total rebounds 12
Ohio state: offensive rebounds 0, defensive rebounds 7, total rebounds 7

 

[Bestbuck36]

I really believe Okpara could be his full on Ken Johnson next season. With lurch gone finally he could do some excellent damage

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Shooting 57% from the field with only 3 turnovers and they’re down by 3. When they hit the dry spell, it’s going to get ugly fast, because OSU can’t defend for shit.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Defense is all effort. That dude for Illinois is nice like that.

 

[Jake]

How is that no basket on the tip in? I don't think it hit the clock.

And the 1-and-1 is missed, of course.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Totally fucked.

Saddest thing is this the best we've looked in a while.

 

[Jake]

Illinois closed out the half on an 18-6 run. I think we know where this is heading.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Well, the last 5 minutes or so did not go that well for the Bucks. At the half Illini 41 Ohio State 34

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Two missed one-and-ones, including fouling on one of the misses giving Illinois two free points. They continuously find new ways to screw things up.

Big picture, they didn’t play that badly, and they’re still down by 7. I’ll be shocked if it’s within 20 at the end.

 

[otisu]

There’s been a lot of focus on the poor outside shooting the past month, but our bigs pose no scoring threat inside and do not stretch the defense at all.

 

[DZ83CK]

There’s been a lot of focus on the poor outside shooting the past month, but our bigs pose no scoring threat inside and do not stretch the defense at all.

Yeah, and Okpara is especially bad at closing out on 3-point shooters. Holtmann is supposedly an advocate of positionless basketball, but this team is clearly very position-oriented.

 

[Jake]

Illinois is on pace for 80+ points. Hard to imagine the Bucks matching that pace.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Blockpara!!

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

28 seconds of good defense, then foul with a second left on the shot clock. JFC.

 

[DZ83CK]

Mahaffey can score. Who knew?