Idk man that last stretch will be a gauntlet, and with probably 2 of the other title contenders. @MSU, @Wisconsin, then hosting IU to close the season? I'm not sure if my heart can take it
Okay Purdue is clearly an elite team but Illinois is equally impressive. Played out of their minds in plenty of spots where teams would fold, especially with their best player struggling and in foul trouble. All hustle and effort to match up with Edey and their other bigs. Really gutsy performance from 13 too. Great game
Honestly, I was worried that the Illini were falsely pumped up before this game. Their wins were against what appears to be the bottom of the big 10, with their best wins being @Iowa and VSRutgers.
I can't even be mad. Kofi limited minutes, Curbelo 20 points with a 2 month layoff, and still taking Purdue to double OT? There's a lot you can build off this game
Great comeback game from Curbelo. Didn't expect him to play much down the stretch. And huge props to BBV who put in awesome effort and a very respectable showing. Hopefully, he takes a few of Payne's minutes to light a fire under him to play more disciplined and not commit stupid techs
What a game, no quit in Illinois, didn't meltdown at the end like Zona. Loved to see Belo back out there -- looking strong for rest of season. Kinda looked like the shooters were finding their stroke again in the 2H, which they've been slumping since the break.
Kofi's a scary dude. He's too fucking good. And that's exactly why it was kinda funny seeing Edey go toe to toe with him lol. Didn't expect it, pleasantly surprised! (I know they're both nearly the same height and weight, Kofi just looks so much more comfortable I mean)
There’s been a trend of teams beating or playing Purdue tough as hell and then rising in the standings/rankings. It’s a cycle of close Purdue game against team ABC -> Purdue overrated -> team ABC keeps winning and rises in the rankings -> Purdue good again.
Tough loss but very proud of this team. With our best player on the bench for over half the game everyone else showed a ton of fight. BBV showed something I wasn’t sure he had in him and Belo looked like he didn’t miss a beat. On to the next one!
It won’t show in the box score, but that was an incredible performance by BBV (#13 for non-illini fans). His defensive stops in the paint kept Illinois in this game until the very end.
Dude played the game of his life. He honestly seemed to do better and be less flustered than Kofi was against our bigs. I don't think Kofi is used to being challenged the way he was today and it got to him.
yea, i mean two beers during lunch is one thing, but add in 2OT and now I really don't need to be talking to people in a professional capacity. Thanks Purdue and Illinois
Cockburn being in foul trouble was unironically better for them. Purdue had a way easier time defending when you know who is getting the ball every possession, as soon as he got into foul trouble their offense really opened up and our defense showed it's weakness unlike the first half. Thankfully Sasha had a monster day on the road. Not ideal having a double overtime game when there's two more games this week though.
To be fair they were 11-11 and then missed four in a row in 2OT to basically put the game out of reach. Still not ideal but not as bad as it looks on the stat sheet
Illinois had 23 personal fouls to Purdue's 15 But 6 of those were at the end of Regulation +OT+2OT to extend the game. So its closer than just the box score, Purdue 15 Illinois 17
Great game Boilers. Has to be an early contender for game of the year. Neither of us should feel bad about that one. Would've loved to have taken it, but honestly you guys needed it more. Hope to see you guys again in the BTT finals and then again in the final four.
With how Vucevic has been playing lately and how Stefanovic terrorized us today, Slavic names are gonna give me Vietnam flashbacks for the next few months.
Can’t be too upset with the result. Had no answer for Edey. And we showed a lot more effort than against Michigan. Need more from Kofi and Payne. Verdonk played a hell of a game. And glad to have Curbelo back.
What a game. It sucks Kofi struggled today but that’s due to Edey being a good post player (Trevion struggled today tbh). I hate to see my team lose but excited for what’s ahead with these guys especially now that Curbelo is back
Man what a fucking game. I need to go for a run or something, holy shit. Illinois is fucking scary. Had they not gone cold on their 3's first half, this would've been a different game. But proud of Purdue!
Both these teams depth was incredible. A really fun game, unfortunate Kofi fouled out for 2OT but Edey and Tre are just so hard to guard without getting physical. Really impressive showing from the Illini, but Purdue’s big 3 (4?) took over down the stretch
I had a work call at the start of the second half that went 30 min. Managed to fast through commercials and catch back up to live tv with 17 seconds to go in 2OT lol.
That game was awesome, man. I'm pre-peeved that we'll fall in the rankings for losing that, but really encouraged by that outing. Not having Kofi for 28/50 minutes against Purdue and holding up like that is exciting. Curbelo looked really really solid in his return. And we'll play Edey better next time, I think.
I think Purdue needs to be able to put games away when they get opposing bigs in fouls trouble. With Kofi playing so little, Purdue’s front court duo should have dominated. Reminded me of their loss against Wisconsin when they fouled out both of the Badger’s centers and weren’t able to pull out a W
That user sucks. I feel like they asked sasha to prom or something back in the day and got rejected so they now spend their days trashing him on Reddit
Incredible game. Belo is back and it’s beautiful and heart attack inducing all the same time. Edey and Sasha were immense. And holy shit, Bosmans was such a pleasure. Kid has dealt with injuries every year and many probably thought he’d transfer by now but he was incredible.
Ivey makes 1 FT at the end of regulation, game over. Sasha makes 1 FT at end of 1st OT, game over. At that point, as a long suffering Purdue fan you have to think you will lose. This was a super fun and emotional game to watch. Cockburn was completely neutralized and it did not matter. Illinois actually came back with Cockburn out. They may have found some new small lineups which make them even more dangerous. Purdue with the grit to win and as a Boiler, you have to be proud. Onto the Indinia U game. IU sucks. Boiler Up!
Not at all. We’ve shown we can hang with anyone twice now and we got a great return from our 2nd best player. Team also stepped up when Kofi struggled which was a good test.
Lots of positive takeaways for Illinois. One that might get overlooked: only 8 turnovers in 50 minutes. That's their lowest total (per minute) all year.
Man imagine having Ivey AND Edey on your team and then add in another all-Big ten caliber center as well as a sniper. Mason Gillis is a terrific defender. Hunter is too.
One play - that we only saw once - that seemed to work well was setting Kofi up on the high post, isolating him with Edey, feeding him the ball, and then letting Kofi drive to the basket. It forced Edey to give up his position, and he fouled Kofi right away. IL should have gone to that well over and over until they figured out how to stop it.
As someone who loves college basketball and gambled on the total score going over 146. and 150, let me tell you this game was a rollercoaster. What a damn game. After the first half 88 pts was needed to hit the over, that wasn't likely...then Curbelo's up and under lay up...sheesh. What a game. One of the best of the year!
Rankers will shit heavily on Illinois because they will see a loss and they seem to weigh losses against us more than most others. But that was some serious grit. Kofi was a non factor do to fouls but Curbelo and BBV played out of their minds and Plummer hit some big shots. The Illini will actually be a better team because of today’s game.
Shout out to my company for paying me to watch that sick game, unknowingly
Same
Normally it's March Madness when I get paid to watch basketball. This was a nice treat
I watched it because not crap to do at my job 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Shoutout to working for banks.
Edey/Trevion vs. Kofi: i sleep
You guys won both those matchups lmao
I think you mean BBV vs Edey my friend
Now we can finally watch the Notre Dame v Howard game we’ve been waiting on.
Well, the Bulls are on soon..
8 years off my life just like that
my legal age is 30, but my health age is 150
First time? Lol
Worse than the last time we went to OT with UofI
at least you have something to show for it. those years are gone for me without a W. feelsbadman
If you don’t love that you don’t love Purdue basketball!!!
I lost about 5 years taking purdue moneyline
That was fun for everyone not affiliated with Purdue and Illinois
Honestly, it was a blast. Hell of a way to spend my day off.
It just wasn’t fun
Agreed
I’m dead.
I died at least 3 times
These are the kind of games where I really question if college basketball is good for my long term health haha
hell of a way to start what's probably the most crucial week of the season
Idk man that last stretch will be a gauntlet, and with probably 2 of the other title contenders. @MSU, @Wisconsin, then hosting IU to close the season? I'm not sure if my heart can take it
No matter the outcome, it was great seeing Curbelo back out there playing well. He’s a ton of fun to watch
I cannot believe our clutch player down the stretch was Eric Hunter Jr
Don't forget Sasha dropping those ice cold treys
Honestly, it's a great testament to how deep the team is this year.
I just hope EHJ keeps this confidence moving forward.
Don’t hate on my boy ehj
Okay Purdue is clearly an elite team but Illinois is equally impressive. Played out of their minds in plenty of spots where teams would fold, especially with their best player struggling and in foul trouble. All hustle and effort to match up with Edey and their other bigs. Really gutsy performance from 13 too. Great game
We had absolutely no answer for Curbelo or for Plummer and Bozman Verdonk played his heart out. Unbelievable effort.
I’m so proud of them for this game with the context of Kofi having, really, very little impact on the game overall. Great game
Ironically, the loss to you guys and this game are the best I've felt about our team all year.
I been on the Illinois hype for past couple years I like them alot super underappreciated by the casual fan
Agreed. The Illini guards are for real
Illinois vs Arizona was the highest quality college basketball game I've watched all year.
I'm so glad my local FOX station cut to the Notre Dame v Howard game with 3 minutes left in the second OT
Not even the game, their pre-game!!! That was absolutely insane decision.
They did y'all dirty. Glad I was watching online
seriously. i had to scramble to install the fox sports app. luckily, i only lost about 2 minutes of game time
Really? I'm in South Bend and watched on the local channel and even they didn't cut to ND lol.
I found a stream because my fox station was showing a mega church broadcast for the first half
I love B10 Basketball
Best game all year. Plummer and Curbelo are really damn good. Illinois is a team that is way more than just Kofi.
B1G game of the year so far?
Yes
Games like this shouldn't cause the lowered ranked team to drop.
If I had a vote in the AP, I'd move Illinois UP after this.
we were favored by 1.5 points due to being at home, so the 'result' was 1.5 points worse than expected. I imagine it'll hurt a tiny bit in rankings.
Honestly, I was worried that the Illini were falsely pumped up before this game. Their wins were against what appears to be the bottom of the big 10, with their best wins being @Iowa and VSRutgers.
You can’t convince me there’s 10 teams better than Illinois, but all these journalists who barely watch any games will move us down
If we win on Friday, I don’t think it moves us down much
Sure, but we’ll probably drop unless we absolutely eviscerate Maryland on Friday.
What a game!
That game took it out of me. I am going to sleep until tomorrow. GG Purdue. Now that Curbelo is back, I think Illinois can still get to another level.
I can't even be mad. Kofi limited minutes, Curbelo 20 points with a 2 month layoff, and still taking Purdue to double OT? There's a lot you can build off this game
He didn't just score 20, Curbelo had a clutch lay up to send us into first OT. Man did I miss last year's Curbelo.
Great comeback game from Curbelo. Didn't expect him to play much down the stretch. And huge props to BBV who put in awesome effort and a very respectable showing. Hopefully, he takes a few of Payne's minutes to light a fire under him to play more disciplined and not commit stupid techs
Me before the game: 'oh sick Belo's back, they'll prob try to work him in for 5 minutes or so to get him some real game action'
BBV: passing, rebounding, defense
What a game, no quit in Illinois, didn't meltdown at the end like Zona. Loved to see Belo back out there -- looking strong for rest of season. Kinda looked like the shooters were finding their stroke again in the 2H, which they've been slumping since the break.
Kofi's a scary dude. He's too fucking good. And that's exactly why it was kinda funny seeing Edey go toe to toe with him lol. Didn't expect it, pleasantly surprised! (I know they're both nearly the same height and weight, Kofi just looks so much more comfortable I mean)
Can’t wait to see y’all in Mackey! It’ll be another classic I’m sure!
Illinois plays so hard , I enjoy watching them play. Well coached group with a lot of poise and fight.
Definition of a quality loss
Y’all deserve top ten after this
There’s been a trend of teams beating or playing Purdue tough as hell and then rising in the standings/rankings. It’s a cycle of close Purdue game against team ABC -> Purdue overrated -> team ABC keeps winning and rises in the rankings -> Purdue good again.
I am on the west coast and had to resort to morning drinking!
I no longer drink adult beverages during games. Purdue always loses when I drink. (Except against Iowa.)
Best game to ever get scheduled on a Monday at 11 am.
Great game between 2 elite teams imo... also not biased...
100% agree!
Tough loss but very proud of this team. With our best player on the bench for over half the game everyone else showed a ton of fight. BBV showed something I wasn’t sure he had in him and Belo looked like he didn’t miss a beat. On to the next one!
Belo looked a LOT better than he did before his injury this year. Especially limiting turnovers. That is huge.
It won’t show in the box score, but that was an incredible performance by BBV (#13 for non-illini fans). His defensive stops in the paint kept Illinois in this game until the very end.
Dude played the game of his life. He honestly seemed to do better and be less flustered than Kofi was against our bigs. I don't think Kofi is used to being challenged the way he was today and it got to him.
It shows if you look at Trevion's shooting splits today
GG Purdue
Damn, I'm exhausted. GG Purdue, already looking forward to our rematch.
How am I supposed to go back to work after that 3 hour panic attack???
yea, i mean two beers during lunch is one thing, but add in 2OT and now I really don't need to be talking to people in a professional capacity. Thanks Purdue and Illinois
Great job Boilers for pulling it out, and GG Illini bros.
Cockburn being in foul trouble was unironically better for them. Purdue had a way easier time defending when you know who is getting the ball every possession, as soon as he got into foul trouble their offense really opened up and our defense showed it's weakness unlike the first half. Thankfully Sasha had a monster day on the road. Not ideal having a double overtime game when there's two more games this week though.
I’ve never smoked in my life. I need a cigarette after that game
My blood pressure is higher than Snoop rn lmao 😂
ERIC HUNTER JR IS MY FATHER INOVERTIMEONLY
I thought Eric Hunter only got the minutes he does because of his defense, but it’s his defense and his insane connection with Trevion, apparently
Pain. Purdue made some tough shots. But man, Kofi has to be better against tougher competition. Real dussapointing from him
Tough L GG Purdue. Our guys played hard great game. What a great game from Bosmans Verdonk.
What an exhausting day off it's been
I’m more stressed than I am after a full day of work. GG
mad props to Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk aka Flemish Phenom for stepping up with Cockburn out
Great game! Who do I forward my cardiologist bill to?
Brad Underwood
Bo Boroski
Matt Painter
Idk if anyone will see this but Illinois played a great game and that crowd was equally amazing
That crowd was INTO IT.
I see it
appreciate u
Ivey: 12/15 FT
[удалено]
To be fair they were 11-11 and then missed four in a row in 2OT to basically put the game out of reach. Still not ideal but not as bad as it looks on the stat sheet
Ironically game would have been over in OT if we had. Glad that didn't bite us
Illinois had 23 personal fouls to Purdue's 15 But 6 of those were at the end of Regulation +OT+2OT to extend the game. So its closer than just the box score, Purdue 15 Illinois 17
To be fair we were 11 for 11 until the last 2 fouls. 11/15 doesn’t tell the whole story
Fuck, GG Illinois. You guys a fucking legit. I think I'm going to have a drink and go for a walk
Great game Boilers. Has to be an early contender for game of the year. Neither of us should feel bad about that one. Would've loved to have taken it, but honestly you guys needed it more. Hope to see you guys again in the BTT finals and then again in the final four.
Pretty sure we play in Mackey before we get to tourney time.
GMAE OF THE YEAR
Great game, I hope I never see Bo Borowski ref another game in my life. Feel the donk
He stinks.
His smug ass watching the replay after one of his shit calls and shaking his head at the booing solidified my hate for him.
In a loss, I saw a lot of overall positives for us.
I enjoy watching the Purdue Boilermakers play basketball. They are my favorite team.
Deep stuff
With how Vucevic has been playing lately and how Stefanovic terrorized us today, Slavic names are gonna give me Vietnam flashbacks for the next few months.
Well I know where I’ll be on February 10th
Curbelo is a whole-ass man. 20 points after sitting for 3 months, gg Illinois, and congrats on a big road conference win to Purdue
The effort from BBV today was insane, he was a huge part of us staying in it for so long. I hope he gets more minutes
Can’t be too upset with the result. Had no answer for Edey. And we showed a lot more effort than against Michigan. Need more from Kofi and Payne. Verdonk played a hell of a game. And glad to have Curbelo back.
And now onto the Bulls game! Go Ayooooo!
And Malcolm Hill!
More holiday Monday afternoon games please. This was a fun one. GG Illinois.
I should turn the tables and start calling Purdue and asking them to to contribute to alumnus health/life insurance plans.
I have a hard time with the fact that rutgers beat Purdue and we didn’t
If you add the difference between the amount we scored on Rutgers and the amount they scored on Rutgers to this game, we’re on top
What a great game! Still can't believe it was scheduled for 11am on a Monday...
Best slot of a college game on a holiday where NBA has a full day slate and a Monday Night Football game tonight.
If it’s a holiday, then they try and wedge it in I guess 🤷
Kofi meets NBA size = bad results. Good game Purdue.
He still gotta work on scoring from weird angles. Edey did a great job of making him throw it up off balance.
That backup tho is good. Him+Curbelo was a great 2-man game
What a game. It sucks Kofi struggled today but that’s due to Edey being a good post player (Trevion struggled today tbh). I hate to see my team lose but excited for what’s ahead with these guys especially now that Curbelo is back
I’ve never been more wrong in my life than my opinion that Curbelo wasn’t going to be needed. I will learn from my mistake and never do that again.
It’s been…30 minutes and my ears are still ringing.
Probably the two best teams in the B1G. Great game.
Sucks to lose that one but Curbelo looking that good in his first game back is a huge positive for us.
Come on, everyone! Let's go watch the Bulls and Ayo! 2:30 tip off.
I was wondering before our game vs purdue, do purdue fans typically root for the Bulls or Pacers?
Hell of a game, Purdue is really good and a tough match up for Illinois.
Back to the top 26 list we go.
id hope not, as long as you win your other game this week.
Curbelo is a whole ass problem
That game took years off of my life
Who were you rooting for?
Man what a fucking game. I need to go for a run or something, holy shit. Illinois is fucking scary. Had they not gone cold on their 3's first half, this would've been a different game. But proud of Purdue!
Both these teams depth was incredible. A really fun game, unfortunate Kofi fouled out for 2OT but Edey and Tre are just so hard to guard without getting physical. Really impressive showing from the Illini, but Purdue’s big 3 (4?) took over down the stretch
I had a work call at the start of the second half that went 30 min. Managed to fast through commercials and catch back up to live tv with 17 seconds to go in 2OT lol.
GG.
Good game Purdue, I enjoyed this more than being at the Michigan game in-person. Happy to see that Belo is back and Verdonk stepping up big.
That game was awesome, man. I'm pre-peeved that we'll fall in the rankings for losing that, but really encouraged by that outing. Not having Kofi for 28/50 minutes against Purdue and holding up like that is exciting. Curbelo looked really really solid in his return. And we'll play Edey better next time, I think.
If you had told me before the game that Hunter And BBV were huge players forcing overtimes. Yeah. I would have bought that, lol.
I think Purdue needs to be able to put games away when they get opposing bigs in fouls trouble. With Kofi playing so little, Purdue’s front court duo should have dominated. Reminded me of their loss against Wisconsin when they fouled out both of the Badger’s centers and weren’t able to pull out a W
If Illinois can figure out the right roles/usage rates to maximize the impact of Curbelo, Frazier, and Kofi, they’ll be extremely hard to defend.
Was this the game of the year so far?
Bozman-Verdonk was riDONKulous.
I guess you all
Buy those lotto tickets man.
anyone know where that one shit head with the chicago state flair that always hates on Sasha is?
That user sucks. I feel like they asked sasha to prom or something back in the day and got rejected so they now spend their days trashing him on Reddit
Incredible game. Belo is back and it’s beautiful and heart attack inducing all the same time. Edey and Sasha were immense. And holy shit, Bosmans was such a pleasure. Kid has dealt with injuries every year and many probably thought he’d transfer by now but he was incredible.
Can't complain about that game. This is what college basketball is all about. GG Purdue. We will see you again.
Okay but still hail to the orange
Rip Purdue, Jesse Newell is gonna rank yall #6 now.
Huh, apparently we were never in double bonus. Incredible.
Ivey makes 1 FT at the end of regulation, game over. Sasha makes 1 FT at end of 1st OT, game over. At that point, as a long suffering Purdue fan you have to think you will lose. This was a super fun and emotional game to watch. Cockburn was completely neutralized and it did not matter. Illinois actually came back with Cockburn out. They may have found some new small lineups which make them even more dangerous. Purdue with the grit to win and as a Boiler, you have to be proud. Onto the Indinia U game. IU sucks. Boiler Up!
Best game of the year so far?
Tre and Hunter winning the game in the 2nd OT, just like everyone predicted
Is it a weird I feel okay about this loss?
Not at all. We’ve shown we can hang with anyone twice now and we got a great return from our 2nd best player. Team also stepped up when Kofi struggled which was a good test.
Exactly how I felt after the Arizona game.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1483155301981462528
Curbelo was in another universe. Absolutely insane.
Legend has it Ivey is still shooting free throws to this day
I lost probably 10 years off of my life watching this.
Two best teams in the conference
Fantastic game, in spite of Bo’s best efforts
The one thing that unites all B1G fanbases: universal hatred of Bo Boroski.
Time to kermit, fellas
That was one hell of a game
CURBELO IS BACK
We still don't have a great win this year
GG Purdue, I wish it had ended differently, but definitely had me on a roller coaster of emotions.
If we beat Maryland Friday we better not get dropped to 24/25 which I could see happening unfortunately
Lots of positive takeaways for Illinois. One that might get overlooked: only 8 turnovers in 50 minutes. That's their lowest total (per minute) all year.
Man imagine having Ivey AND Edey on your team and then add in another all-Big ten caliber center as well as a sniper. Mason Gillis is a terrific defender. Hunter is too.
One play - that we only saw once - that seemed to work well was setting Kofi up on the high post, isolating him with Edey, feeding him the ball, and then letting Kofi drive to the basket. It forced Edey to give up his position, and he fouled Kofi right away. IL should have gone to that well over and over until they figured out how to stop it.
As someone who loves college basketball and gambled on the total score going over 146. and 150, let me tell you this game was a rollercoaster. What a damn game. After the first half 88 pts was needed to hit the over, that wasn't likely...then Curbelo's up and under lay up...sheesh. What a game. One of the best of the year!
Great game, wish we would have seen some more consistent officiating but at the end of the day I feel good about where the team is at.
17-0 run and kofi sat with foul trouble, must have been an easy win for Purdue. no way could that have been way more stressful than it needed
Just want to tell the Sasha hating Purdue fans to fuck off. That’s all.
It’s mostly just that one troll with the Chicago state flair
Rankers will shit heavily on Illinois because they will see a loss and they seem to weigh losses against us more than most others. But that was some serious grit. Kofi was a non factor do to fouls but Curbelo and BBV played out of their minds and Plummer hit some big shots. The Illini will actually be a better team because of today’s game.
Reposting from the game thread, but for anyone who didn't watch or only caught the end of the game:
See you in Indy Purdue, hopefully with Kofi hanging around next time lol.
Will also see us in West Lafayette