That was an ugly game for the Texas Longhorns for much of the action. Yet despite that, they had an ideal chance to run away with the game, but couldn’t capitalize, and thus, collapsed in a 85-78 overtime loss to Illinois.
Here are a few quick thoughts from the action.
What a collapse from Chris Beard’s club. From leading by 10 with less than half of a half remaining to losing by seven in overtime. A 17 point swing. A lot went into it, from Texas losing composure to poor lineups by Chris Beard to Illinois catching fire and so on, but there’s no two ways around it — when you have a 17-point swing after leading late, that’s terrible.