This was a game that Illinois needed to win to have a hope of making the NCAA tournament. Not only did the Illini lose but they got blown out in ugly fashion.
Losing like this is unacceptable. John Groce now has four double-digit losses in the nine Big Ten Tournament games he has coached since becoming the leader at Illinois. That is unacceptable for this great program.
I want this program to win and with Groce at the helm that will not happen. He has had five seasons to make things right and this team continues to miss the mark and now Illinois has four straight missed NCAA tournaments.