Ep. 913 - Illini lose heartbreaker to No. 1 Tennessee

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

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4.9 • 576 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper react to Illinois basketball's 66-64 loss to No. 1 Tennessee. The guys discuss the Illini's lack of late-game execution for a second time in three games, a struggling offense but some other encouraging signs against one of the best teams in the country.

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0:48.7	Music Good evening. Welcome into the online inquire podcast. It is Derek Piper and Jeremy Warner, live at State Farm Center, live on our YouTube channel, and everybody out there on the YouTube channel. And we're here to discuss Luke Altmeyer day right he's coming back it would have been great news if that was also the
0:59.0	kind of appetizer to what would have been a huge Illinois victory historic
1:02.6	Illinois victory if they're able to close out Tennessee but they weren't Tennessee
1:06.5	outscores Illinois seven to two in the final two and a half minutes and Jordan Ganey hits a game
1:12.9	winning layup at the game time three as well but hits the game winning layup with time expires
1:18.6	to beat Illinois 66 to 64 in this one Derek and for a second time in three games just just felt
1:26.0	like Illinois let one slip away let a quad one victory slip away.
1:29.4	And most importantly, a grand opportunity gets number one.
1:32.6	You don't get these very often.
1:34.2	And Illinois gave themselves a chance to win, but they're just not able to close it out.
1:38.0	So we'll break down everything, Derek.
1:39.4	But what are your initial thoughts from this one?
1:41.8	Yeah, that one stung.
1:43.3	And it was a special day in terms of the
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