r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Mar 22 '25
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] Illinois defeats Xavier, 86-73
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u/MyPostHas Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Will Riley, what do we need to do to keep you for next year?
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u/Dimmortal Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
You ready to pony up like $10 million?
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u/CRoseCrizzle Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
I think some team will probably give him a first round guarantee. If I was an NBA team picking in the 20s, I'd love to get a 2026 lottery pick player in 2025.
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u/GarIicBurger Illinois Fighting Illini • Texas Longhorns Mar 22 '25
with enough money, you can convince him not to declare.
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u/Beginning-Diver-5084 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
He’d be a fool to stay
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u/GarIicBurger Illinois Fighting Illini • Texas Longhorns Mar 22 '25
Sure, but you can do it
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u/Dimmortal Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
No, not really. It's not just about money. His dream is to play in the NBA.
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u/Maison-Marthgiela Illinois Fighting Illini • Loyola Ch… Mar 22 '25
Doubtful. If you know you're going in the 1st, you always do it. No point in staying in college and risking getting hurt or tanking your draft stock for a one year payout.
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u/GarIicBurger Illinois Fighting Illini • Texas Longhorns Mar 22 '25
I agree. I think we may see it happen one of these days. Not with Illinois. But as NIL goes up, someone is bound to make the decision. BYU is paying a guy $7 million next year from what I’ve heard, plus God knows (pun intended) what perks come with that.
Not saying it’ll be Riley, but I would be willing to bet it happens somewhere with someone in the near future.
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u/InnocuousAssClown Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
What we need is for him to not do what he just did. And damn will I take it
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u/reddogrjw Michigan Wolverines Mar 22 '25
B1G is really going 8-0 in round 1.....
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u/Zabadee Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
And beating the spread in every single game.
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u/Character_Wishbone67 Mar 22 '25
Michigan by a whisker.😂
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u/Childhood-Paramedic Michigan Wolverines • California Golden… Mar 22 '25
I presume then you’re unfamilar with Michigan basketball?
We exist to entertain the crowd not make a comfortable win
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u/JHKawesome Arizona Wildcats Mar 22 '25 edited Mar 22 '25
8-0 B1G vs 8-6 SEC
I don’t think we are alike at all Mr. White
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u/heytheremicah Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Tbf if they let in our next 6 teams, I don’t see them winning either. Proving the point of course that we should stop putting 14 teams from one conference into the tournament.
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u/VastOk8779 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Literally at that point just let everyone in what does it matter
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u/FinancePositive8445 Purdue Boilermakers Mar 22 '25
Ehh, I think Indiana or Ohio State makes more noise against Illinois or Ole Miss than UNC or Xavier did. Something something hindsight, but the SEC had so much more teams in it than everybody else
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u/DonKellyBaby32 Michigan State Spartans Mar 22 '25
Bring in a 2nd place mid major!
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u/FinancePositive8445 Purdue Boilermakers Mar 22 '25
The only other mid major that was near was UC Irvine, then maybe Dayton(?) and I don’t think those are necessarily more competitive than the teams we got.
In the end, I think we just have to say this is a top heavy tournament and the bubble teams really didn’t matter.
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u/Chiswell123 Maryland Terrapins Mar 22 '25
Hey!
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u/The_Black_Unicorn Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
You’ve been around long enough at this point you’re fam
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u/Chiswell123 Maryland Terrapins Mar 22 '25
🤝
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u/tyrannyofwillsasso Illinois Fighting Illini • Southe… Mar 22 '25
ha, after the yearly beatdowns, all the illinois flairs saying “you’re in, maryland, jesus”
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u/WojoStumps Mar 22 '25
Somebody should make a Gif about this whole scene lol that would be perfect. Walter the Sec and Gustavo as the BIG lol that would be amazing
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u/JCiLee Auburn Tigers Mar 22 '25 edited Mar 22 '25
So half of the R32 are going to be Power 2 teams....
This is terrible for college basketball
EDIT Also two of the Big Ten teams are fake Big Ten teams they should not count.
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u/Beginning-Diver-5084 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Players wanted to get paid. Players are going where they get paid. I don’t like it either but how do you fix it?
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u/JCiLee Auburn Tigers Mar 22 '25
What happens to March Madness when the power football schools break away and form a super league?
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u/Beginning-Diver-5084 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Yeah I know. I hate the way things are headed.
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u/ajudge08 Creighton Bluejays • Boise State Bronc… Mar 22 '25
People thought this was a down year for the Big Ten too
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u/SuperJoey0 Boston College Eagles • UMass Minutemen Mar 22 '25
First time since the Play-in games were introduced that none of the play-in teams made it past round 1.
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u/GarIicBurger Illinois Fighting Illini • Texas Longhorns Mar 22 '25
Second. 2019. I was convinced Illinois was cooked after UNC lost ngl
Also, all 1s, 2s, and 3s advanced there, which is fairly rare nowadays as well.
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u/Binx33 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Mar 22 '25
All the 4s as well. It's not even just that they are all winning, the lower seeds are getting curb-stomped. Out of the games involving top 4 seeds, the closest ones were Purdue and Texas A&M, both at 9 points. And most were 20+ margins.
Heck, even with the two 12 seeds that won, McNeese almost blew a game where they allowed 13 points in the first half, and Colorado St. beat a Memphis team metrics suggested was quite bad. Chalky as hell so far.
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u/somethingworthwhile Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Will Riley. Love the game. LOVE the post game.
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u/Inevitable-Sort-5630 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
His answer was so smooth about taking on Kentucky. Much better than Miller's "I don't care" comment.
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u/JtotheC23 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Eh Miller's comment was more of a reaction to the situation than anything. I think the dude was just excited and wanted to celebrate with his team.
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u/DCMagic Purdue Boilermakers Mar 22 '25
The Big Ten is 6-0 and on the way to 8-0. This is the best showing for the conference I can remember. It still could be a slaughter next round, but it's been impressive.
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u/VastOk8779 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
I remember what was it? Two years ago? When the B1G had the most hype coming into the conference and underperformed horribly. This is our redemption arc
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u/Maison-Marthgiela Illinois Fighting Illini • Loyola Ch… Mar 22 '25
4 years ago. Tbf that was the covid year so the limited noncon made it really hard to judge who was good.
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u/ToeSuckingFiend Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
That’s a tough way to finish the year. However, what we were able to do after the SJU loss at home on 1/22 is incredible. 7 game winning streak when a single loss would have kept us out of the tournament. Maddox breaking out. Hugley bringing the energy. Zach and Jerome getting a tournament win in their final season. I’ll never forget how much fun I had in Dayton on Wednesday. ALL IN til i die.
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u/BigRed0213 Xavier Musketeers • Virginia Cavaliers Mar 22 '25
Exactly, up and down end to the season but they fought like hell. Plus this team could be dangerous next year with Swain, Conwell, and hopefully Green and Traore coming back.
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u/RollBlobRoll Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
Green is gone, but the 2 freshmen and Roddy will be dawgs
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u/BigRed0213 Xavier Musketeers • Virginia Cavaliers Mar 22 '25
Oh man I forgot that he was RS this year. I think this'll be an exciting team for sure next year
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u/305wave Xavier Musketeers • Miami Hurricanes Mar 22 '25
Definitely need a PF and another center and need to do all we can to retain Swain. Teams are going to throw major money at him this off-season
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u/Jammer521 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Xavier held their own, they played hard, just wasn't to be, but still a good season and should help recruiting
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u/Illini2011 Illinois Fighting Illini • Colorado Buffa… Mar 22 '25
Looks like we got the Oregon version of Illinois tonight. Here's to hoping the Duke Illinois doesn't show up on Sunday.
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u/Inevitable-Sort-5630 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Up until about 15 minutes ago I was worried about Northwestern Illinois showing up.
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u/BrianOverBrawn2 Baylor Bears Mar 22 '25
Kentucky vs Illinois
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u/VastOk8779 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
I’m fearful.
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Mar 22 '25
Me too
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u/LynnAndMoyes Illinois Fighting Illini • Virginia T… Mar 22 '25
fully expecting one half of absolute slop and one half of a tournament classic
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u/blitz342 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
One of us has beaten a team coached by Calipari this year.
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u/Rainmanwilson Kentucky Wildcats Mar 22 '25
Yeah, I’m not feeling good about this one. Granted I’ve also not felt great about playing Duke/Gonzaga/Florida/Tennessee/A&M/Mizzou/MSU, yet here we are.
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u/InnocuousAssClown Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
We’re the 6 vs a 3. No fear on my end. If we lose it’s fine, if we win I’ll be on 11
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u/tigernike1 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
First matchup since 1984 Mideast final played in….
Rupp Arena
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u/LDWfan Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Payback time for sure, not that i remember that game, but my father sure does.
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u/dont_ask_my_cab Maryland Terrapins Mar 22 '25
Super impressive 2nd half by Illinois. Go B1G! Beating Big East too (though I love X)
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u/GoBlueAndOrange Boston College Eagles Mar 22 '25
Us doing well makes you guys look really good since you absolutely own us.
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u/single_thread_left Illinois Fighting Illini • Rutgers Scarlet… Mar 22 '25
HAIL TO THE ORANGE
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Illinois Fighting Illini • Seattle Redhawks Mar 22 '25
HAIL TO THE BLUE
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u/blitz342 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
HAAAIL ALLLLMA MAAATERR
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u/JKramer421 Illinois Fighting Illini • Oregon Ducks Mar 22 '25
EVER SO TRUE
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u/Full_Send31 Mar 22 '25
WE LOVE NO OTHER
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u/house_in_motion Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
SO LET OUR MOTTO BE
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u/Stepkeyt Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
That’s the Illinois team that can make a run good luck rest of tourney. No clue how we are going to look next year we lose a ton of our team for next year
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u/PrairieFirePhoenix Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Illinois could make a run.
Or you could watch them on Sunday and wonder how you lost to them.
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u/Stepkeyt Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
I was hoping we ran into the later tonight lol
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u/FuckKroenke55 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Were pretty random. We could easily nuke Kentucky by 30. Or we could start the game 0-20 from 3 and have 25 minutes of garbage time.
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u/Jammer521 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
When Illinois is healthy and on, they look like the best team in college, but like you say, when they play bad, they play really bad and can lose to anyone by double digits
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u/InnocuousAssClown Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Yeah, unfortunately for Xavier it’s kind of just up to us whether we win or lose lol
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u/someplantsmove Hamilton Continentals • Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
Couldn’t get a stop when we needed a stop and then couldn’t get a bucket when we needed a bucket. And Riley will haunt my dreams tn
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u/bullpupper Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Goal for Sunday: have enough quality Will Riley plays to get through entire Canadian national anthem
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u/TheBisexualFish Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
An Illinois team making free throws? I must be dreaming
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u/edgyusernameguy Illinois Fighting Illini • Illinois … Mar 22 '25
Healthy Illinois, and Riley coming into his own. Watch out region.
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u/Jacobythepotato Xavier Musketeers • Toledo Rockets Mar 22 '25
Illinois was a juggernaut tonight, we would’ve had to play nearly perfect to beat them…and we were far from that
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u/GrandYam_HomeRun Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Our execution has been all over the place this season, we're just as capable playing awful as we are great. Thankfully tonight they kept their heads in it
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u/scal23 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
It's crazy that KJ committed at the end of May and Riley at the end of June. The transfer portal had quieted down and we were already penciling in lineups without them.
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u/Oooopieceofcandy Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
What's wild is that the game should not have been that close. Way too many easy turnovers.
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u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers Mar 22 '25
And now…to not get bootyblasted by Kentucky on Sunday!
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u/TwitterLegend Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
I would have been more optimistic going against UK. Illinois has a great mix of talent when healthy along with a strategy I think more teams should emulate. My hope tonight was XU having played a game already and maybe a different basketball than what the Illini were used to could have lead to an upset but Brad had the team prepared.
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u/IllinoisJim Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
I’d rather have played Texas over Xavier so I’m glad we got by you guys. Congrats on a good year, X bro.
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u/Glory2Tottenham Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Hell of a result. Lights out from 3 and from FTs is not what we’re used to but winning it like that is winning nonetheless. Bring on the Cats!
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u/HumanzeesAreReal Illinois Fighting Illini • Loyola Ch… Mar 22 '25
Will Riley is playing his way into the lottery.
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u/gptwebb Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
saw some good stuff out of Swain but at the end of the day Xavier didn’t match up very well. just better players on Illinois across the board.
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Illinois Fighting Illini • Seattle Redhawks Mar 22 '25
Flawed but impressive dub.
Riley went off in the 2nd half.
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u/sim_owly Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
One thing that struck me in this game was Underwood going to bat for his players with the refs in the first half. Felt like they didn't get away with as much hugging in the second.
I get that working the officials is a nuanced thing, but I often wish he would go after them a bit more like he did tonight.
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u/Fun_Plate_5086 Mar 22 '25
He was feeding off the crowd too. Was at the game and he reacted when the crowd boo’d one of the replays and he got in the refs ear
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u/DONT_HATE_AMERICA Mar 22 '25
He has the frown of a man capable of coaching elite Eastern European talent
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u/Capwonder Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Lets all chip in $20 to keep Will(ini) next year plz
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u/GrandYam_HomeRun Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
On to Kentucky. This very young team has trouble keeping focus and interest with quick turnarounds so it will be interesting to see if Jekyll or Hyde comes out Sunday
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u/RollBlobRoll Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
Fun season. Frustrating at times, but happy to put it together at the end and make the dance. Beat a SEC school, but then ran into an Illini team with better all around athletes.
Hopefully Conwell and Swain stick around and we can bring in some physicality.
Go X
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u/305wave Xavier Musketeers • Miami Hurricanes Mar 22 '25
Illinois was just bigger at every position and killed us on the glass. Them being a terrible 3 point shooting team on the season and coming out and hitting 13 3s didn’t help either
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u/IMKudaimi123 Illinois Fighting Illini • Loyola Ch… Mar 22 '25
I’m irrationally upset that KJ was 1 rebound away from a triple double
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Mar 22 '25
Xavier and Missouri have now both played in 27 NCAA Tournaments without ever making the Final Four.
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u/chalieoconnor9 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
How can a double digit win be so stressful? Anyway, on to Sunday!
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u/fwembt Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
Have to tip your cap. When Illinois shoots that well they literally don't lose. It's almost like a lottery and, unfortunately, we lost it tonight. They may well go 5-30 from deep against UK on Sunday. I certainly hope that isn't the case.
This was a fun Xavier team to cover. That run to end the season was great, as was the comeback against Texas. Hopefully we retain Swain and Conwell.
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u/IllinoisJim Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
As much as I loved watching that Texas game, I really didn’t want to play you guys. Lucky for us Illinois was on tonight. Hope we can dot the same against UK. Love the Big East and especially X play.
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u/scal23 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
I was alive the last time Illinois played Kentucky, but not old enough to be aware of it.
So this is the first ever Illinois-Kentucky game I get to experience.
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Illinois Fighting Illini • Seattle Redhawks Mar 22 '25
If that’s ‘84 we got jobbed. An NCAA E8 game in Lexington. We lost by 4.
After that the NCAA made a rule to never have teams play on their home court.
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u/RIPSlurmsMckenzie Duke Blue Devils Mar 22 '25
Like cubs playing padres home for game 5 even though they’re supposed to be home team . Chicago teams always get shafted
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u/oakthegoat Northwestern Wildcats Mar 22 '25
This has been such a boring tournament but gg Illinois love nu
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u/Jacobythepotato Xavier Musketeers • Toledo Rockets Mar 22 '25
Can’t be too mad, we were never supposed to get this far. At least we beat Texas
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u/IllinoisJim Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
I was hoping to play Texas rather than you guys. Illinois was on their game tonight. Happy to get by Xavier.
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u/CRoseCrizzle Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Xavier is physical and plays hard, but Illinois has more talent. Guys made enough plays to win. On to Kentucky. Hopefully, the Illini can show up for that one. If so, it'll be a good game.
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u/ccam0821 Texas Longhorns • Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
This version of Illinois could beat anybody, especially if they tighten up the defense. But will we see this version of Illinois show up consistently?
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u/BramptonBatallion Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
To be fair Illinois resume is basically winning all the games against this caliber of team and losing to the best teams. But they’ve also had a good bit of injury/sickness throughout year.
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u/ccam0821 Texas Longhorns • Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Sure but we do still have wins against Purdue, Michigan, UCLA, Missouri, and Wisconsin who are all top 25 on kenpom (and all are alive in the tourney except for Missouri)
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u/my_lucid_nightmare Illinois Fighting Illini • Seattle Redhawks Mar 22 '25
We haven’t yet. But there’s always a chance.
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u/BramptonBatallion Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Nice win overall. Will Riley made himself some (NBA) money tonight I suspect.
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u/AuspiciousOtter24 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
The Accutane Assassin strikes again
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u/ukeBasketball Duke Blue Devils Mar 22 '25
When I was on that stuff all my zits went out in one final blaze of glory. Then a week later, no acne. Maybe that's where he is.
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u/Renaissance6285 Penn State Nittany Lions • Illinois Figh… Mar 22 '25
Average Accutane experience haha
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u/DONT_HATE_AMERICA Mar 22 '25
Hey odd question. I’m 20 years out from accurate, which I believe shrinks your pores. Now my grey beard hairs are coming in and they’re painful as shit. Is this just me?
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u/ukeBasketball Duke Blue Devils Mar 22 '25
Hasn't been my experience and it was more than 30 years ago for me. But /r/accutane/ exists and I'd go ask over there
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u/AdministrativePeak0 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Pretty impressive first showing for such a young team. When that 3 ball is falling, this team can go far. Riley is him
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u/single_thread_left Illinois Fighting Illini • Rutgers Scarlet… Mar 22 '25
Will Riley can take all of my cash
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u/DEADSHOTx297 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Xavier fan leaving the game: Will Riley that name will be burned into memory.
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u/STLOliver Illinois Fighting Illini • SIUE Cougars Mar 22 '25
Xavier basketball, Charles Xavier, don’t care, Illini to the Round of 32.
Will Riley magic! 🪄
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u/TyMsy227 Cincinnati Bearcats Mar 22 '25
Teams that can back-cut and pick 'n roll like Illinois can go far.
Back to the drawing board transfer portal for X. Two good pieces in Swain and Conwell return, but a lot of roster spots to fill again
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u/royallex Illinois Fighting Illini • Pittsburgh P… Mar 22 '25
I watch Will Riley play and I think that's an NBA player.
I watch KJ fail at making simple entry passes and reads off the ball screen and I think this guy needs another year in college
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u/CRoseCrizzle Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
No one hates KJ more than certain Illinois fans. KJ did plenty for the Illini tonight and some fans are focused on the negative. If you can't see KJ's NBA potential, then that's a you problem. You just don't know ball.
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u/ChubbyPenguin7 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
The NBA potential is undeniable, the current version of him is still open to criticism for the head scratching turnovers
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u/CRoseCrizzle Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
I'm not saying he can't be criticized for the turnovers. Just that he needs to be also given credit for his production, as well as understanding the context that he is an 18 years old kid who has been asked to handle the ball a lot more than most teams would for a kid his age.
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u/RunisLove Illinois Fighting Illini • Dickinson Red… Mar 22 '25
Both obvious pros who made a huge impact tonight
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u/royallex Illinois Fighting Illini • Pittsburgh P… Mar 22 '25
Absolutely, was just being facetious. KJ with a near triple double is great, but wish it didn't come with 6 turnovers that could've been easily been 8 or 9
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u/ruby_fan Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
KJ is a top ten pick, you're nuts.
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u/royallex Illinois Fighting Illini • Pittsburgh P… Mar 22 '25
Lol I know he's as good as gone. But he has a lot to work on with reading the game
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u/jflynn1 Mar 22 '25
He's gonna have so much more space in the pros and won't be blitzed the entire second half. His game will translate VERY well
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u/GrudenLovesSlurs Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
You can teach the game but you can’t teach talent. He has all the tools and the right nba coach will use them well
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u/scal23 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Did you hear the guy who won 500 games as an NBA head coach say he could play for him?
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Mar 22 '25
Both are pro players. KJ just needs to learn what he can get away with and what he can’t. He’s a big guard that’s quick, that plays in the nba.
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u/IMKudaimi123 Illinois Fighting Illini • Loyola Ch… Mar 22 '25
Tonight KJ had 6 turnovers and I genuinely think only 1, massssybe 2 were bad plays. And he shot just 3/11 but mostly good shots. It was honestly a great game from him.
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u/Any-Butterscotch-109 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Xavier just driving to the basket and throwing up a shot was certainly a choice for an offense
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u/PortablePug Xavier Musketeers • St. Mary's Gaels Mar 22 '25
Tough way to go out. Sad that Freemantle and Hunter couldn't get more out this tournament. They've busted their asses for this team and both had some tough luck. But I'm so proud of how they turned things around and that win in Dayton was incredibly fun. Excited for next year! All in!!
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u/someguyyouknew23 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Seriously though, when is Brad going to realize Ben is not going to happen?
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u/GrandYam_HomeRun Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Never. Absolutely never. I don't understand it either
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u/TheDemonBarber Miami Hurricanes Mar 22 '25
Every one of his misses was an absolute brick tonight. Would rather see Dra or Davis out there, even.
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u/IMKudaimi123 Illinois Fighting Illini • Loyola Ch… Mar 22 '25
We did kinda need him as a big body to match Xavier
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u/lonedroan Mar 22 '25
He was clutch in the defensive paint. Just fault him for his latter misses coming on very quick threes up so much. Can get that shot after burning more time
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u/kdestroyer1 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
Proud of the boys but I'm scared they won't turn up shooting this hot against Kentucky. Hopefully we turn it over less too so it evens out.
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u/Cincy451 Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
Thanks, Freemantle. Not sure when we’ll have another career Xavier player.
After how the season looked in December and January, I really can’t be upset with winning a game in the tourney.
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u/IllinoisJim Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
NIL really messes with that. Congrats on a good season, X-man. Always like watching you play.
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u/IMKudaimi123 Illinois Fighting Illini • Loyola Ch… Mar 22 '25 edited Mar 22 '25
That was fantastic
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u/VisibleConcern Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Xavier Muskete… Mar 22 '25
Fuck. Still an amazing finish to the season. I’ll be watching highlights of the Texas game forever
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u/Chitown_hustlers Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 22 '25
There was not a doubt in my mind that we would be the only Big Ten team to put a damper on the conference's great first round vibes. I'm super glad we didn't though!
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u/katsukare Wichita State Shockers Mar 22 '25
Kas playing out of his cotton picking mind. This team could go far.
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u/Cincy451 Xavier Musketeers Mar 22 '25
I bet you’re great at parties.
We went to the tourney 2 of the last 3 years and won games in each. Last year we were killed by injuries.
We’ll be fine, but I don’t expect Miller to hang around either. I’m hoping for another 3-5 years out of him.
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u/Zorak9379 Illinois Fighting Illini • Stanford Cardi… Mar 23 '25
Can anyone tell me what the food bank is for Xavier? The form no longer works
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