Illinois or Xavier

[mhroe1984]

Kentucky hasn't played Illinois since 1984 and hasn't played Xavier since 1968. Always cool to me when we get matched up with unfamiliar opponents.

 

[KA4Prez_rivals78700]

Xavier. Illinois has an offense that we really struggle against and have struggled to keep up with since Jaxson's injury.

 

[ck-2]

Won’t matter who we play if we don’t play better.

 

[FiveStarCat]

Illinois will have a massive crowd advantage. So go X

 

[KA4Prez_rivals78700]

Agree.

BBN will need to get in the car for Sunday.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I want Xavier. 3 games in 5 days is tough and I think Illinois is just objectively better.

 

[Kats23]

I’ll say Xavier because Illinois is the prototypical team we’ve lost to this year. They’re going have to play 40 minutes on Sunday if they want to win though no matter who it is

 

[rick64]

Xavier please

 

[Aike]

Think Xavier is the better team and who we will play. Illinois can be pretty good when they show up though.

 

[hotelblue]

easy. xavier. because they aren’t super quick, and it’d open up a lot of seats.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Take the 11 seed. Everytime.

 

[HenryMuto]

Well you all know where I stand on this one. Just took off my lucky Kentucky shirt and put on my lucky Xavier shirt.

 

[JustBlue_rivals48238]

I think UK has like a current 25 game win streak against Xavier which is top 5 in the NCAA right now.

JB

 

[Kantucke]

I'd have to pull for the higher seed, regardless of the Xavier love fest

 

[TucsonCat]

Xavier for the northern kentucky fans

 

[FirewithFire]

Xavier. Illinois is a scary scary team when they are rolling.

 

[OliverSimmonsTwinBrother]

I haven't watched a second of Illinois but they seem very inconsistent like us, but Xaxier is the 11th seed so I'd be happy with them I think.

 

[NociHTTP]

I think we'll be playing Illinois.

 

[Crawfords Corner]

Xavier

 

[TheDude73]

Xavier. IL has a lot of fans up there right now.

 

[mash_24]

Illinois. They don’t guard much. Think X wins tonight though.

 

[will1976]

Illinois will have a massive crowd advantage. So go X

Yes this!

 

[Eagles_Ball_69]

I think Illinois wins by a bunch. Xavier isn’t very good and Miller has one foot out the door.

 

[BGCATFAN2012]

Who's scouting the Xavier vs Illinois game. I see Illinois has a 7ft1 guy. Carr gets to have a battle of the 7ft white guys. I like our offense to over power these two teams. Cats by 5.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Xavier. Illinois has an offense that we really struggle against and have struggled to keep up with since Jaxson's injury.

I agree. We have a better chance beating Xavier IMO at this point. If healthy I wouldn’t care. Illinois is really good when they are on. We couldn’t score a 100 now if we had too I don’t think.

 

[bbnkat02]

Xavier will be the easier game. If the Illini is on, they could make the FF. They're that good.

 

[DaDirtyLeb69]

Illinois is a terrible matchup for Kentucky. They are bama lite, and they shoot a **** ton of 3s

 

[Bigblueincincy_rivals50458]

Xavier, so we can beat the **** out of that turd team. Living in Cincy I have some X fans and they piss me off. They were always cool until they started to be good. Now they’re what UC fans use to be. Hate freaking X

 

[TortElvisII]

That Lithuanian kid can get in a zone.

 

[Aike]

I agree. We have a better chance beating Xavier IMO at this point. If healthy I wouldn’t care. Illinois is really good when they are on. We couldn’t score a 100 now if we had too I don’t think.

Scored 91 two weeks ago.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Scored 91 two weeks ago.

Yeah I know but I wouldn’t feel good in a shootout with a team like Illinois at this point in time.

 

[ck-2]

I love my Cats, but I don’t see how anyone who has watched us play recently thinks we beat either of these teams.

 

[NoahColeLiam2024!]

Neither team is playing much defense right now. IL does look like they could be a problem.

 

[Aike]

Yeah I know but I wouldn’t feel good in a shootout with a team like Illinois at this point in time.

They are looking pretty good so far.

 

[wildcat2243]

Both of these teams play very hard. They would wax the floor with us the way we played tonight.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

They are looking pretty good so far.

Luckily they are inconsistent. Maybe they use their good game like UNC did in the first four. We advanced playing bad so maybe we play a good game Sunday.

 

[sammysdad05]

Illinois has 2 first round picks including one lottery pick. Definitely would rather play Xavier. This is an easy question

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Illinois has 2 first round picks including one lottery pick. Definitely would rather play Xavier. This is an easy question

Too bad we didn’t pick up Will Riley, he would have been a great weapon to have especially now.

 

[Aike]

Luckily they are in consistent. Maybe they use their good game like UNC did in the first four. We advanced playing bad so maybe we play a good game Sunday.

I didn’t think we were bad. Would give us a B-. Got to give Troy an A for effort.

Probably won’t win Sunday without our A game.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

I didn’t think we were bad. Would give us a B-. Got to give Troy an A for effort.

Probably won’t win Sunday without our A game.

No doubt, I just think we were way too sloppy. Our strength when good is not turning the ball over. Amari has to start making baskets when he’s close. Get a couple more 3’s to drop. Get some Butler production and we will be good to go.