Southern Illinois - 02/05/2022 - 7:00 PM - Marquee/ESPN+

[ISU86]

a battle of the immovable object and the unstoppable force - two teams that treat points on opposite ends of the spectrum - ISU on the high-end, SIU on the low-end (both in allowing and scoring)

only because we are at home

Reggie 69, Brown/Grey 66

 

[Yogi]

go you redbirds

 

[Birdswin]

I certainly hope this is a Redbird win. It should be, with good shot selection and taking care of the ball - as long as we do not forget it is a basketball game and not a track meet in trying to play to fast, resulting in turnovers and fast shots.

What I really do not want to hear for the 55th time in a post-game interview - "We just were not prepared for the intensity of the game and were too slow to react. However, we played a good second half (after being down 15-20 at halftime) and we hope to build on that in the future."

 

[Redbird222]

Birds 72
Dogs 66

 

[isuphloyd]

Birds are 2-0 with me in attendance this year. Let’s make it 3-0
Birds 86
Dogs 59

 

[gobirds85]

This should be a winnable game and we sort of need to win it. Just like "Semi-Pro" where the Flint Tropics were fighting for fourth place, we need to fight for 6th place. It should be easier as it's only 6th place, right?

GO YOU REDBIRDS!

 

[Baltimore Bird]

I hope we win by 5 or less. If we pound SIU in this game, we have no chance in the rematch in Carbondale.

 

[RedbirdFanatic32]

A must win. Would definitely be good for what's left of our pride too. GO BIRDS!

 

[ISU86]

Illinois State Pk
Over / Under 133.5

 

[91Bird]

Considering our road woes, this is a big game to try and get the 6 seed for the tournament. I think they’ll get the win tonight.

 

[BirdGrad2011]

Considering our road woes, this is a big game to try and get the 6 seed for the tournament. I think they’ll get the win tonight.

Is it? Per Hackman going 4-4 down the stretch leads to an 85% chance of playing Thursday. 5-3 drops that to 35%. No shot there are 5 wins left.

 

[Adunk33]

Though I feel The Valley is pretty wide open and I don’t think the 1 seed will will the tournament, the Birds are a Thursday night team. There are “Winnable” games on the road left on the schedule but the woes will continue, we’ve seen this movie before. For whatever reason, even pre-Muller, it seems the squad struggled on the road. Jank had that cupcake schedule where he started some like 14 or 15-0. First loss? @Bradley. To compete in the league you gotta be around .500 on the road and maybe 1 slip up at home. Unfortunately, losing at Evansville pretty much sealed the deal when you look at the conference top to bottom. IMO, Birds and UE are the two teams solidified Thursday nighters, leaving SIU, Indy State, Valpo fighting for #6. I’ve got the Birds finishing 6-12. Apart of that, I do have them winning this game. I hope I’m wrong about the record and they get hot.

 

[Redbird222]

Though I feel The Valley is pretty wide open and I don’t think the 1 seed will will the tournament, the Birds are a Thursday night team. There are “Winnable” games on the road left on the schedule but the woes will continue, we’ve seen this movie before. For whatever reason, even pre-Muller, it seems the squad struggled on the road. Jank had that cupcake schedule where he started some like 14 or 15-0. First loss? @Bradley. To compete in the league you gotta be around .500 on the road and maybe 1 slip up at home. Unfortunately, losing at Evansville pretty much sealed the deal when you look at the conference top to bottom. IMO, Birds and UE are the two teams solidified Thursday nighters, leaving SIU, Indy State, Valpo fighting for #6. I’ve got the Birds finishing 6-12. Apart of that, I do have them winning this game. I hope I’m wrong about the record and they get hot.

FWIW, Valpo lost their starting point guard for the season.

 

[Yogi]

go you redbirds

 

[jamminjamarsmiley]

BU won by 35 at Evansville, I thought it was impossible to play well on the road?

 

[jbird]

The 133.5 over/under is high for an SIU game. Neither team may get to 60.

 

[DoubleDeuce]

Though I feel The Valley is pretty wide open and I don’t think the 1 seed will will the tournament, the Birds are a Thursday night team. There are “Winnable” games on the road left on the schedule but the woes will continue, we’ve seen this movie before. For whatever reason, even pre-Muller, it seems the squad struggled on the road. Jank had that cupcake schedule where he started some like 14 or 15-0. First loss? @Bradley. To compete in the league you gotta be around .500 on the road and maybe 1 slip up at home. Unfortunately, losing at Evansville pretty much sealed the deal when you look at the conference top to bottom. IMO, Birds and UE are the two teams solidified Thursday nighters, leaving SIU, Indy State, Valpo fighting for #6. I’ve got the Birds finishing 6-12. Apart of that, I do have them winning this game. I hope I’m wrong about the record and they get hot.

I think we are legitimately in the battle to avoid Thursday night. Not the battle I want to be in... but string a couple wins together and we'll be in decent shape.

 

[Redbird Alum 2004]

Thankfully we end the year with more home hand than road games. Need to learn to play without Sy. Not having that post presence really hurts Tone and Jo. I really wish Sissoko had a low post game. He has the body type that could be effect down there.

 

[Yogi]

uni and drake in a heck of a game

 

[Redbird Alum 2004]

uni and drake in a heck of a game

Some tough calls against Drake towards the end. That flop warning was terrible. Refs waited until they got the ball back and made the three to call it.