The Official #17 Tennessee vs. #20 Illinois Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, CBS

[Zues1]

Great hard fought win.
Illinois was scrappy

 

[knoxvol52]

Great win , hopefully they can make the NCAA tournament

 

[Frozevol]

This is a good win. Illinois has a good squad.

They could give Purdue a run for their money in the Big 10. Really good team. So are we.

 

[DooleyOrangePants]

Good win, team responded well. Lots of good to take away from this one.

But for the love of all that’s holy, learn to break the press! That was inexcusable - our guys acted like they didn’t have a clue on what to do, no man deep until the end, etc. It’s basic things like that that drive me crazy.

 

[D3Athlete]

Needed it and got it. Win was massive. Welcome back Santi!!! That’s the player we know. He was special. Tennessee scoring 86 while having a 3/20 stretch at a point is something we haven’t seen in a long time. Now let’s go finish non conference strong by god!!!!

 

[Zues1]

How many times did y'all nuts fahr Rick today?

Six.
Next question

 

[berryvol]

Huuuuuuuuge win. Let’s go boys!!!!

 

[tlester3672]

Holy F'ing shiiiiit. CBS Nashville just cut in with another tornado. Damnit man

I know. Right when ZZ was about to shoot his FTs. Lunatic warning incoming!!!

 

[Volfan2012]

We played 30 great minutes in this game. The last ten of the first half were terrible.

 

[vol94]

Damage and debris and somebody in danger more important than ball game.

True and I agree. But they can split screens.

 

[RAVOL]

Very good W Illinois played really well on the road got scoring from bigs from outside and made there Freebies when they came in as horrible Ft shooting team. Great Team win everyone contributed and Rick now has tape on how to Close out games. In CHRIST Alone

 

[Vols All Day]

Really good minutes from Mashack today.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Big win, a few very questionable calls late that probably kept that a game honestly.

Team is starting to relax and play better together.

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

WTH 4 point game, ZZ slips then the game drops on cbs. I go to watch the rest online and it says we won 86-79 instantly. Serious lag. I’ll take it though

 

[I4Vols]

Great hard fought win.
Illinois was scrappy

Still po'd the refs didn't call the shot to Santi's face.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

First half 10 minute drought was concerning but you have to love how this team fought back. Another nearly 90 point performance, too. Gotta figure that press breaking out though.

 

[2EastTnVols]

Great win, way to hang on. Need practice vs the press. Refs kept Illinois in it down the stretch. The 10 second call was unbelievable.

 

[Kicker82]

Needed this win against a really good Illinois team. Great response in the second half after falling apart at the end of the first. Need to figure out how to get a road win now next Saturday against nc state.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Damage and debris and somebody in danger more important than ball game.

Yeah, I know. Just facked with the timing of it. Pray for me tomorrow

 

[TennTom]

Illinois is a very good team. Great defense and they don't quit. Multiple good shooters. They will win a lot of games. A superb and needed win.

When Vescovi plays well, we almost always win. ZZ had a decent game. Get those guys back 100%, we are going to be fire. Knecht as always, so consistently good.

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

Now Illinois go win the rest of your games

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Ending felt like an eternity.

Great win against a very good team

Tennessee needs to work on getting the ball up against the press, but other than that I was very impressed by everyone today.

Looked legit

I'm certain it will be addressed intensely at the next practice. Probably tomorrow afternoon

 

[BisonVol]

Huge win. Still didn’t play up to what I think this team is capable of, but the team battled some adversity and found a way to beat one of the best teams in the Big Ten. Wouldn’t be the least bit shocked if Illinois ended up atop the Big Ten standings when the dust settles. Physical, athletic team with a lot of skill on the offensive end.

 

[Danl]

Never a Doubt!!!

Go BasketVols!

 

[BowlBrother85]

42 total fouls were called ....