Ep. 1117 - Mike LaTulip on Illini's win at Nebraska, the week ahead
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip joins Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois basketball's win at No. 5 Nebraska. LaTulip discusses Keaton Wagler's big second half, the frontcourt's dominance and defensive improvements. LaTulip then discusses how Illinois stacks up at the front of the Big Ten race with Michigan and looks ahead to this week's games against Northwestern and at Michigan State.
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| 0:27.6 | You Welcome into the O'Line Enquirer podcast. |
| 0:44.7 | It is Jeremy Warner. |
| 0:45.7 | Join today by Michael Tzuap after another top five road victory for Illinois basketball, |
| 0:52.3 | jumps up to number five in the AP top 25 after it's |
| 0:56.3 | 78 69 road win at Nebraska. We're just talking like one of the three toughest spots to play |
| 1:03.6 | in the Big Ten. We believe now, Purdue, you did that last week. You did Nebraska this week and I think |
| 1:10.4 | Brezlin Center, Michigan State is right in between |
| 1:12.5 | those two right now in the Big Ten. |
| 1:14.4 | No, you go there this weekend. |
| 1:15.9 | So we got a lot to talk about, but just what a win. |
| 1:18.3 | What a win for Illinois, and what a winning streak for the Atlanta. |
| 1:22.1 | I think I talked about this after the Illinois State |
| 1:25.3 | exhibition game, and I think I said I'm just going to enjoy covering this team. And I think I said, I'm just going to enjoy |
| 1:28.3 | covering this team. And I'm going to enjoy analyzing this team. I'm going to enjoy, even as a |
| 1:36.2 | former player, rooting for this team, because they're so easy to root for. I just think their style |
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