Ep. 1139 - Illini fade late again in 91-88 OT loss to Wisconsin in Big Ten Tournament

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🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois basketball's 91-88 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal. The guys discuss how the loss mirrored the loss to the Badgers in Champaign, why Illinois is struggling to close out games and the confidence level in this team entering the NCAA Tournament.

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0:00.0	I feel like I'm in the Matrix. I just saw the black cat run across the street.
0:17.6	Illinois feels deja vu, 9188 overtime loss to Wisconsin.
0:22.8	And boy, this looked like a month ago in Champaign when Illinois had a 12-point lead.
0:27.7	Blewett went to overtime and was just kind of bum-rushed by the badgers.
0:33.3	They won that one 92 to 90 Illinois fake rally.
0:37.2	Kyle was almost the exact replica.
0:38.6	Illinois up 15 with 11 minutes left in this one.
0:41.9	Find a way to blow the lead.
0:43.7	John Blackwell goes off.
0:45.2	31 points.
0:46.0	Nick Boyd, uncontainable, 38 points, his career high.
0:50.0	Those are the only two that can beat you, and they beat Illinois.
0:52.6	Two elite guards beating Illinois yet again.
0:55.8	91 to 88.
0:58.0	Illinois falls in overtime, and they really weren't competitive in overtime, despite that score,
1:03.2	Kyle Tosk.
1:04.1	This team is limping into the NCAA tournament.
1:06.7	They have now lost five straight games to quad one opponents.
1:12.4	Four of those are in overtime Kyle blowing big leads and then not finding way to win in overtime time
1:18.3	after time yeah this one looked pretty much identical to the game that we just saw a
1:23.2	month ago except the difference this time is Illinois doesn't have the built-in
1:27.1	excuse of being
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