ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The mood outside the visitors’ locker room at Mackey Arena on Tuesday night wasn’t a happy one, rather bleak was probably the best way to describe it.
Illinois had just lost by 23 points to No. 21 Purdue, a third consecutive double-digit defeat on the road in the Big Ten.
Malcolm Hill, not one for great displays of emotion, was upset in his own way. There was a clear sense the Illini’s latest loss was weighing on the senior guard — another disappointment in a season starting to accumulate them at an increasing clip.