Holy cow, a tie ballgame! Illinois was doing what it had been expected to do coming into this year. Move the ball, score quickly, and cause a few turnovers. At least, that’s how it was for a while.
Illinois had a pretty solid half and was tied 32-32 going into the locker rooms. Indiana only shot 13 percent from beyond the arc in the first half (is that the first time that’s ever happened?) and the Illini bench outscored the Indiana bench 8-0. Andres Feliz only had three points but had a nice showing in the first half, too.