The No. 4 Marquette Golden Eagles came to Champaign on Tuesday and beat our No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini by a score of 71-64.
There was a stretch in the second half where it appeared like Illinois was in control of the game, but a mid-second half run by Marquette proved to be too much to overcome for the Illini.
So, what went right and what went wrong for the orange and blue? Here are my thoughts.
Offensive consistency? Still an issue.
Think back to last season. The clear lack of point guard play and three-point shooting made for a rough offensive season (for the most part).