Am I surprised by the loss to the Badgers? No, I am not because Illinois isn’t a good team right now.
Illinois shows signs of playing well as a team for brief stints through just about every game they have played. This game was no different. They showed they could play with the Badgers but of course they fall back into their old habits.
The majority of possessions in the 2nd half were 2 passes or less and then they would shoot the ball. For a team that is weak on defense and needs to eat up more time that is a bad strategy to take.