Originally Posted by
agharah1
Ranked teams do not lose to the worst team in the league, period. Rivalry? So what. Road game? Big deal. You do not take that much size, that much talent, that much athleticism, that much skill, that much experience, and McDonalds All-Americans, and lose to a 1-6 last place team missing its 2 best players.
That being said, while I'm not going to say the refs gave Indiana the game, it is going to seem that way a lot because of the sloppy defense Indiana plays. So when the refs swallow the whistles, its going to benefit Indiana. Then again Illinois has always been terrible at getting to the ft line because their offense involves taking so many mid range jump shots.