'That's not Indiana basketball.' Fans leave, chant 'Fire Woodson' in disaster vs. Illinois
Indiana basketball is helpless in the first half Tuesday night as Illinois runs the lead to 28 points and leads 60-32 at halftime.
The Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall crowd has had it. Chants of "Fire Woodson" break out and students decide they've seen enough and leave.
Coach Mike Woodson's team, coming off a blowout loss at Iowa, can't contain the Illinois, who are hitting 48.8% from the field and 42.1% on 3-pointers while owning an 11-rebound advantage.
Kasparas Jakucionis has 19 points (3-of-6 3-pointers), Tomislav Ivisic 15 (3-of-5 3s) with 8 rebounds, combining for more points than the Hoosiers.
IU fans are livid.
Live updates: Illini are routing Hoosiers
How it looks https://t.co/q6AL5tIc1m pic.twitter.com/Uyn1fJp59S
— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) January 15, 2025
“That’s not Indiana basketball.”
Jordan Cornette with some strong words about that 💩 show of a first half from #iubb.
🎥: @peacock pic.twitter.com/oUmVuwVW1h— Matt Glenesk (@MattGlenesk) January 15, 2025
This.
It’s things like this.
This level of effort is entirely unacceptable on every level. pic.twitter.com/1JWPBihFgg— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) January 15, 2025
Mike Woodson needs to be locked out of Assembly Hall. #FireMikeWoodson #IUBB pic.twitter.com/bNBvAcNFg5
— Bryan Tweed (@BryanTweed16) January 15, 2025
Not to be the old man yelling at the sky with this #iubb team but are home games not holy anymore??? We were by no means elite when I was a student but even top ranked teams NEVER came in expecting to win. Home L’s were so rare. Feels like it means less now which is depressing 😩 pic.twitter.com/J0r4tl6D7i
— Argumentative Antithetical Hoosier (@jenn_andd_tonic) January 15, 2025
No. No we will not. #iubb pic.twitter.com/vizpxOrABA
— Andrew Garcia (@angarciatv) January 15, 2025
Indiana Basketball Head Coach #iubb Crowd wants him fired. America wants him fired… pic.twitter.com/riTQWko3TW
— Eric (@69RussG0D) January 15, 2025
The prophecy was created by 2 drunk Hoosier fans in the wee hours of 2019, in 2025 it is time. Come home my savior. Do your duty to this state and save the dumpster fire that is iubb. https://t.co/oCDzOFyZHV pic.twitter.com/KuBIA9rm0G
— Country Stank (@CStankier) January 15, 2025
The student section is slowly clearing out with 2 minutes left in the first half. #iubb
— Alec Lasley (@allasley) January 15, 2025
Bring back Tom Crean #iubb
— Jared Woodsbury (@JWoodsbury99475) January 15, 2025
Escort Woody out of Assembly Hall in HANDCUFFS #iubb
— Hugh Mungus (@pdon708) January 15, 2025
Mike Woodson has turned #iubb into a dumpster fire 🔥
— Chuck (@2ChuckMoore) January 15, 2025
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