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Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Ep. 1120 - Illini's win streak snapped in 85-82 OT loss at MSU

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9574 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois basketball's 85-82 loss at No. 10 Michigan State. The guys discuss the Illini's struggles to contain Jeremy Fears Jr., Keaton Wagler's rough night and David Mirkovic and Andrej Stojakovic stepping up. The guys then discuss what the loss means and what's ahead with two home games next week.

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0:00.0

Welcome in to the On Anquirer podcast live in East Lansing.

0:17.7

It is Jeremy Warner and Kyle Tosk.

0:20.0

And for the first time in almost two months,

0:22.8

we have a live reaction pod, live reaction YouTube here late Eastern time coming up on midnight

0:29.9

Eastern time here. We're reacting to an online I lost. The 12 game win streak is snapped.

0:35.5

It's Illinois not able to close this one out, had some opportunities in regulation,

0:40.1

but overtime did not go well as Michigan State beats Illinois, 85, 82,

0:45.6

ends a two-game skit for Michigan State gets them right back in the Big Ten title race,

0:49.9

puts Illinois behind Michigan by a game in the Big Ten title race.

0:55.7

Illinois had a lot of opportunities to win this game, which says something about this team, Kyle, because they did not shoot it very

1:00.6

well. 10 of 36 from three, shot 36 percent for the night. One of their worst shooting performances

1:06.1

of the season. Keaton Wogler finally had an off game. Ended up with 16 points, but shot two for 16

1:12.7

from the field. Michigan State. They did a great job on him. And Jeremy Fiers Jr., center of

1:16.8

controversy, but a very good basketball player, 26 points, 15 assists. He controlled this one,

1:22.4

Kyle. A lot of the plays Illinois had made in some of these close games, these close out games, these tough

1:28.3

road environments, Illinois just did not make tonight, Kyle. No, they didn't. It just did not play

1:34.6

very well in this game to finally have a truly cold shooting night, 10 for 36, which I believe

1:42.0

is their second worst three-point shooting performance of the season,

1:46.0

to have your lottery pick, point guard, shoot two for 16 from the floor after pretty much

1:51.5

being invincible for two straight months. And, you know, to give up minus 10 on the glass in this

1:58.3

game as well against the Michigan State team that obviously is

2:01.3

extremely physical and give up some of the key second chance points that you did in

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