Seems to me, the last time the Krush showed their faces at Carver, they left the game early dejected.
You are quite correct, sir. Went to that game with my Iowa buddies, and it was a very "dejecting" ending from an Illini perspective, lol. I remember it was a weeknight and snowing pretty badly. And, to make matters worse (for us), I do believe that was the Orange Krush's first witnessed loss in CHA. I know they were there in 2004 (W 78-59), 2005 (W 75-65) and 2010 (W 57-49, the one most of you remember, as they were behind the basket).
I want to say that was in 2015, with Iowa winning 68-60? I was at nearly every Iowa-Illinois game back when I lived in IC (great place!), and I seem to remember this one being one of the many nails in John Groce's coffin, haha.
As for real game talk, I am nervous for this one. Last night proved that you guys are a little more beatable when you aren't raining threes, but I worry about Kofi getting into foul trouble against Garza, especially on the road. We could find ourselves still hot from a (hopefully by then) 7-game winning streak but lacking the depth due to foul trouble to pull out the victory. If you guys are hot from three, I fear we might get in trouble early and have trouble clawing back; however, thanks to a pretty massive defensive adjustment from Underwood this year, our three point defense is MUCH, much better, and I do not anticipate us leaving as many shooters wide open.
Here's to a good game without any nut punches or chest stomps.
