Ep. 1129 - Illini collapse in 95-94 OT loss at UCLA

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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🗓️ 22 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois basketball's 95-94 overtime loss at UCLA. The guys discuss what went wrong to blow a 23-point first-half lead, the plays Illinois didn't make down the stretch and what it means for the team entering March. The guys then discuss Friday's game against Michigan.

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0:00.0	Welcome in to the Y Line Inquirer podcast.
0:15.2	It is Jeremy Warner.
0:16.2	Kyle Toss with you on this Sunday afternoon to react to a heartbreaker for Illinois.
0:22.9	Very disappointing loss for Illinois, 95, 94, and overtime at UCLA.
0:29.1	Kyle Illinois blows a 33 to 10 lead.
0:31.8	Looks like they were going to do what they did against USC.
0:33.7	Step on their throats, but the Bruins are a better team and battled back.
0:39.3	They were a desperate team that needed this win for their NCAA tournament resume.
0:42.5	What a big win it is for them.
0:44.3	What a disappointing one.
0:45.4	It is for Illinois to blow a 23 point first half lead.
0:50.0	Trailed by five or six minutes left.
0:52.3	Found a way to force us into overtime, take a lead
0:55.8	with five seconds left, and then Donovan Dent just goes coast to coast in 4.9 seconds for a
1:02.4	layup that was way too easy. And according to ESPN, Kyle, this is the biggest comeback ever
1:09.2	deficits for a top 10 opponent in AP poll history.
1:14.3	So Illinois makes history in a negative way, allowing a 23-point comeback win to an opponent
1:20.6	as a top 10 team.
1:22.3	So heartbreaker, Kyle, in a season of heartbreaking losses, you think of what this season could be if Illinois found a way to close some of these out
1:31.5	or to not blow these leads, but they've lost six games this season, five by four or fewer
1:37.2	points, four Big Ten losses by a combined nine points.
1:41.0	Last three losses for this team are in overtime to NCAA tournament teams,
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