What They're Saying About Illinois Guard Terrence Shannon's Record-Setting Game

Illinois guard Terrence Shannon had the best performance of his career.

He had a personal-best 40 points in the Illini's 98-87 comeback victory against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The points were also a Big Ten tournament record. The Illini move on to play Wisconsin in Sunday's title game.

Before that, here's what teammates had to say about it:

Guard Luke Goode:"It makes it easy on us. You get a defensive rebound and look for him in transition. That's basically the key to it. When you have someone as gifted of a scorer and as gifted of an athlete that can get downhill and still go 5 for 9 from 3, it's special."

Guard Marcus Domask: "Terrence, he's got a motor that just keeps going. He doesn't get tired. Little by little, he just wears teams down. He drew 10 fouls. That just hurts teams."

Coach Brad Underwood: "I was very, very fortunate that I coached Michael Beasley as a freshman [at Kansas State] averaged 26 and 12. Unfortunately, I saw Michael do that quite a bit. I saw him have an unbelievable game in Allen Field. I have [seen a performance like Shannon's before] but that was pretty special today."

Forward Quincy Guerrier: “It’s really hard to stop him in transition. I don’t think any team in the country can stop him.”

Forward Ty Rodgers: Nobody can stop him. I think he's the best player in the country by far. When he's in that mode, you can't get him out. I think in transition, he's electric. Guys don't have answers for him. He's showing why he's the best player in the country."

Terrence Shannon's Big Ten Tourney-Record 40 Points Leads Illinois Past Nebraska

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