Ep. 542 - A shell game

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper, live from College Park, and Jeremy Werner discuss No. 16 Illinois basketball's 71-66 loss at No. 22 Maryland. The guys discuss a second close loss by Illinois (6-2) against a veteran opponent and Illinois basketball's resilience despite going down double digits in both the first and second halves. The guys talk big performances from Terren Shannon Jr., Coleman Hawkins and RJ Melendez, and rough games by the Illini freshmen and Matthew Mayer. The guys discuss how this season so far is going to script and why they're not concerned about Illinois before previewing Tuesday's marquee matchup against No. 2 Texas.

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