*****Illinois vs Iowa Game Thread*****

[QChawks]

11am FOX
Illinois -1.5
O/U 143.5

How about some Sunday brunch basketball. Illinois (12-3, 3-1) comes to Carver to tussle with the Hawkeyes (12-3, 2-2).

Iowa is coming off a horrible loss at Minny and the fighting illlini have won four straight.

Illinois seems to always have the hawks number. I’m seeing 77-68 Illinois.

 

[Franisdaman]

I demand that we win this game.

Thank you.

 

[HawkBall23]

Are the guys still suffering much from the effects of the flu? Illini win.

Or are they feeling much better than Tuesday night? Iowa wins a thriller.

 

[RoseBowlorBust]

On way!

 

[ObeseMuffins]

Must win.

 

[gjoens]

Hawk Central list Tavion Banks as questionable for today. Hope he's a go!

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[HawkBall23]

Another thing increasing the urgency for a Hawk win today is this their only shot at ILL this season.

Unless they meet again in the BTT or Big Dance.


Oh, and its a Quad1 W oppo.

 

[QChawks]

first top 20 matchup in Carver since 2020-21

Illinois has won 4 straight over hawks

Illinois tallest team in nation

Iowa has one player avg over 10pts, Illinois has five

 

[HawkBall23]

first top 20 matchup in Carver since 2020-21

Illinois has won 4 straight over hawks

Illinois tallest team in nation

Iowa has one player avg over 10pts, Illinois has five

 

[Hawk48]

I am not optimistic after watching recent Illinois and Iowa games

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa is hosting Freedom, WI 2027 four-star forward Donovan Davis & Warsaw, IL 2026 forward Cooper Knowles on unofficial visits today.

 

[Franisdaman]

Alvaro is hilarious.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[HawksRule25]

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Hawksfor3]

Go Hawks!

 

[GeorgePeeples2]

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WTF??
Who has courtside seats and gives them to decked out Illini fans?

SMH.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Iowameat]

Go Hawks!

 

[GeorgePeeples2]

My bad... Illini fans moved from courtside seats.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Need a good game from Alvaro and Cam.

 

[HawkBall23]

Is the place packed?

 

[HawksRule25]

Is the place packed?

 

[HawkBall23]

Other than ILL 3pt makes, Iowa doing the job defensively ......... but cold AF at the other end.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Welp, we lost. GG RIP McCollum era.

 

[HawksRule25]

Slow start offensively for Iowa. 6-0 Illini on two 3 pointers.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Ben going to the bench early.

 

[hawkeyewx]

This already feels like trouble.

 

[HawksRule25]

Cooper breaks the seal. 8-2 Illinois.

 

[Hawk48]

exciting start..........

 

[HawksRule25]

Two man game ... BS to AF for 3!

 

[Hawksfor3]

Got Stat Broadcast on as well. 30 seconds or so ahead of YTT.

 

[HawkBall23]

Just can't match physically, still dealing with the flu a bit it seem and bleh.


Oh well, only BM's first season. Lots of potential sunshine and happy days ahead.

 

[Hawkman34]

Right now our D resembles Frans and BS is off again to start the game. Ugh!!!!!!

 

[Hawksfor3]

Early exit to the bench for Cam.

 

[Buffalo43]

If we can hold them to 2s we have a chance

 

[kwik44]

The looks are there, just not hitting anything.

 

[HawkBall23]

At some point, "great defense" bleeds over the line into "everything is a foul".

They way Boswell is trying to share Stirtz' clothes with him when Bennett is going around screens, that's fouling just in terms of cylinder rules. Or frikking should be.

 

[QChawks]

Going as expected