The Official #1 Tennessee @ Illinois Game Thread, 5:30 PM ET, FOX

[87&91ALUM]

Illinois coach screams about everything.

I can see his mouth move but hard to hear anything in this gym but bodies slamming into each other and student section going nuts.

 

[SugarVols]

Worried Felix may end up a bust

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

If the refs are calling it this way,free throws need to be made. Too many missed and a one point lead.

If Lanier gets focused at the line, should pull this one out

 

[vavolfan6]

Its kind of crazy we have out rebounded them 25-17, but some of that may have to do with them sitting players in foul trouble. Hopefully we maintain that advantage

 

[Volswami]

need a big to step up and score some points

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Igor has to step up on the offensive side of the ball and help Chaz out this half. Mashack needs to take open shots, and ZZ needs to stop forcing the lob passes.

Igor has been a reliable rebounder

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Feels like with how this game is going Felix is going to get called for a very ticky tack early 3rd foul and head right back to the bench to start the 2nd half.

 

[508mikey]

Ill be popping a Xanax because of these
Garbage refs

 

[87&91ALUM]

Auburn looks tough.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

They preserved Ivisic by sitting him for most of the half. It’ll be a different game with him in. Felix is more of a liability than an asset if he can’t get the ball up and in. We have to shoot out of the slump and keep our guards out of foul trouble. Gotta win ugly games sometimes.

 

[Cdywolfe]

Both teams have had 4 fouls called on them during halftime.

 

[fear]

even our admin got 2 fouls

 

[87&91ALUM]

Gonzaga vs UCONN up next. We need a win here. Let’s go Vols! Ho, ho, ho!

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Probably because Underwood was whining in the refs ear every time the camera was on him in first 10 minutes of the game.

Good on the refs for at least tightening it up on both ends instead of just calling them against us. It was a balanced (if all too frequent) whistle.

 

[Tenacjim]

Its kind of crazy we have out rebounded them 25-17, but some of that may have to do with them sitting players in foul trouble. Hopefully we maintain that advantage

Yeah, with their length, rebounding was my biggest worry coming into the game. Never thought we would have so many chances either!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Not often you look at a box score and see a half where only 3 players made a field goal from your team.

 

[508mikey]

Illinois coach screams about everything.

Reminds me of Keady

 

[Tenacjim]

Good on the refs for at least tightening it up on both ends instead of just calling them against us. It was a balanced (if all too frequent) whistle.

Yeah, much less annoying than getting the “Purdue whistle” when there are 50 FTs but we only shoot 10….

 

[Namorto1]

Amazing that we have the lead. Get those defensive boards and run. We aren't scoring against their half-court defense. We are a tough team in many respects but we have entirely too many players who are not mentality tough with the ball in the hands offensively. The seniors we have on this team all need to play much better in the 2nd half. Illinois is a young team so if we can build a decent lead on them, they may collapse.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

They preserved Ivisic by sitting him for most of the half. It’ll be a different game with him in. Felix is more of a liability than an asset if he can’t get the ball up and in. We have to shoot out of the slump and keep our guards out of foul trouble. Gotta win ugly games sometimes.

Not to look too far ahead, but Phillips and Estrella could be lethal playing together next year.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Okpara is terrible

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Feels like with how this game is going Felix is going to get called for a very ticky tack early 3rd foul and head right back to the bench to start the 2nd half.

Less than 30 seconds in. I’m Nostradamus.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Not often you look at a box score and see a half where only 3 players made a field goal from your team.

While nobody on the other team has more than 1.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Not often you look at a box score and see a half where only 3 players made a field goal from your team.

That's the middle school team I coach every game

 

[ttocswob]

Feels like with how this game is going Felix is going to get called for a very ticky tack early 3rd foul and head right back to the bench to start the 2nd half.

Good call.