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The Fighting Illini started off the year 4-0. I figured they were really what people expected them to be. Then came the next two games against the Utah Utes and Bradley Braves.
Against Utah they lost on a last second shot. It was a heart-breaker for the Illini, especially since they had led by 16 at half!
I was shocked when I saw this. The score was 60-58. I just couldn't believe it.
So they lost; I figured that maybe this was just an off game for the Illini, and that they would regroup for their game against Bradley. I guess not.
Against Bradley, they lost by four. This was kind of one of those weird games where both teams were up big at a point in the game.
After trailing 29-28 at halftime, the Braves opened a 47-38 lead with 12:59 left. But the Illini went on an 18-8 run and eventually took the lead on Mike Davis' three-point-play with 4:44 left 62-61.
After Illinois built a 66-61 lead, Bradley scored the next nine points, capped by Andrew Warren's three-pointer.
The Illini ended up losing 72-68, another heart-breaker.
Both of these games were part of the Las Vegas Invitational, where the Illini went 2-2.
Maybe the Illini are a fluke? Hopefully they can get it together and not lose any games for a while.
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