Wake Forest Game Update
December 1, 2004 6:01 PM
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2-0 IL; 19:18
2 offensive rebounds on 1st possession.
17:12 2 fouls on Deron Williams.
Weber's orange blazer is smokin'.
14-7 IL; 15:55; the Hall is rocking.
17-10 IL; Powell missess a dunk; hits a 3.
1st TV timeout. Will the crazy pace of the game be sustainable?
Chris Paul is slick on the break. 17-12 IL.
13:10; Nick Smith fouled under the basketball on a nice feed from Powell.
Perhaps the orangest "Paint the Hall Orange" ever.
Nice move by Eric Williams; Luther his a 3; 21-14 IL.
Beautiful baseline shot by Powell; 23-14 IL; Krush is frentic; Wake's Williams is proving very tough.
11:28; 23-15 IL. McBride's catching fire: hits 2nd trey. 11:00 26-15 IL.
Chris Paul goes 1-3 fast break; Illini force jump ball (Wake possession).
Deron Williams back in. Bodies flying everywhere. Wake travels (1st WF turnover).
Great shot by Paul; fouled by Ingram. 9:11; 28-20 IL.
8:54; timeout IL.
Head drains a 3; Dee Brown on the fast-break; 33-20 IL; crowd jumping; 8:05.
Wake very tough on the offensive boards; 33-22 IL.
Dee with the 3! (bounced 4 times on the rim); Dee with the fast-break basket! Timeout Wake; 6:47; 37-22.
9-2 run by IL; another offensive rebound-basket by Wake; 37-24 IL.
Nice interior pass to Powell; 39-24; nice no-look pass by Paul; 39-26.
Timeout. It is looking more and more that this is the Illini's night.
Sweet shot by Dee. 43-26. 4:00.
Yet another offensive rebound for WF. Paul with the tough shot. 43-28. Dee again! 45-28. Right back at you, 3 for Wake: 45-31.
Offensive RB by Powell; Dee for 3! 48-31. Williams (WF) again: 48-33.
Roger Powell, Jr., for 3. 51-33; 1:00.
2 for 1! Do it right. No go on the 2-for-1. Roger Powell, Jr. spin move! IL up by 20. Yes, 20.
Timeout. An exhilarating and exhausting half. 0:25
IL: 60% from the field. Smokin'! Last shot for Wake. No good. Luther! Bricked 75-footer at the buzzer.
Halftime; 54-33 IL
Thank you for joining us. See you back here in 20 minutes.
Game on! 58-38 IL; 16:10.
The game flow is much slower. The shooting percentage is much lower.
Gray cuts it to 17. 58-41. Timeout.
That's a 3! Luther Head. Lovely dribble-drive by Deron Williams. 63-41; Krush is throbbing.
Wake Forest board is melting down.
Paul rips Deron. Wake can't capitalize. Timeout. 12:31 65-43.
Illini fans feeling confident about this one.
Look at Nick Smith draining an open 17-footer.
Ah McBride draining a three.
McBride AGAIN..... no. Timeout. 70-43.
Wake's Williams for two. Roger Powell, Jr., for two.
Comment on the crowd by ESPN announcer: "As good an atmosphere as I have *ever* seen."
Paul for 3. 74-49. 9:50.
Again, Mr. Smith hitting the open shot. HEAD FOR THREE!
79-49; 8:45
Oh no, the dreaded "Overrated" chant is gaining resonance.
Deron great feed to Auggie for the layup. 81-49; 7:22. TV timeout.
6:16 83-54; we're going to sign off for now until the final minute.
1 minute to play! 91-71. 0:41. Timeout.
Illini getting some love on the ESPN Homepage. And on the CNNSi.com Homepage. And on FoxSports.com.
Bruce Weber's orange blazer... not quite the correct shade of orange. Here we go, final score: 91-73. Thank you for not storming the court. Good night! Filed under: Illini Basketball, Wake Forest Demon Deacons
