Ep. 1148 - Illini advance to Elite Eight with 65-55 win over Houston!
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk react to Illinois basketball's 65-55 win over Houston in the Sweet Sixteen to advance to the Elite Eight to play No. 9 seed Iowa. The guys discuss the Illini's best defensive performance and toughest performance of the season, improved offense in the second half and Saturday's matchup against Iowa for the chance at a Final Four. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS * Gameday Spirit: Get 15% off your next purchase with them online at gamedayspirit.com when you use the code "Illini15" at checkout. * Columbia Street Roastery: Head to CSRcoffee.com and use code IlliniAllTheWay to get 10 percent off your first order and get free shipping on orders of over $45. * Factor: Head to factormeals.com/illini50off and use code illini50off to get 50% off your first Factor box PLUS free breakfast for 1 year. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: * Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP * Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8 * Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct Go VIP for just 50% OFF: https://tinyurl.com/2fkhmjdz
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome into the online inquire podcast. |
| 0:14.8 | It is Jeremy Warner live at the Toyota Center in Houston. |
| 0:18.7 | Kaltos back in Champaign, Illinois. elite again in a game that is a boxing match. |
| 0:25.7 | Illinois brought the gloves, Kyle, and they matched and, dare I say, surpassed. |
| 0:31.5 | Houston's physicality, defense, Illinois wins with defense. |
| 0:35.3 | We'll talk about Cam Crocker's plan. |
| 0:36.8 | We'll talk about Illinois winning the glass, but Illinois advances, punches its ticket to the elite eight, |
| 0:42.4 | where it will play number nine-seat Iowa. |
| 0:44.7 | That is who is in the way of Illinois's first final four since 2005 is Iowa. |
| 0:49.8 | Fantastic second half comeback to beat Nebraska. |
| 0:53.3 | Welcome into the online choir podcast. We are live after midnight. |
| 0:57.0 | Join us on the YouTube channel. We appreciate you guys. Hit that like button subscribe. |
| 1:01.3 | You got your super chat. Send those in. We will get to those. What a moment for Illinois to get best. |
| 1:06.3 | What is the toughest test of the season, maybe the toughest test. And Kyle, I think that is the biggest win |
| 1:11.8 | of Brad Underwood's tenure because it gets you one step from the final four where you will be |
| 1:16.5 | a favorite. But before we dive into that in Iowa, what a performance by Illinois to be the more |
| 1:22.6 | physical tougher team tonight. Unbelievable performance. Unquestionably to me, the most impressive win of Brad Underwood's |
| 1:30.7 | tenure at Illinois to do it against that team in Houston on this stage. |
| 1:35.3 | And just in the way that Illinois did it, I mean, they out Houston to Houston in this game, |
| 1:40.2 | which is just since Kelvin Samson's been there the last 12 years, especially the last |
| 1:45.7 | seven when they've made seven straight, sweet 16s, two final fours, four elite eights. |
| 1:51.8 | Very few teams have been able to say that after a game against Houston and Illinois for a team |
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