Mike Tisdale's success equals success for Illinois

The Illini have never lost when Tisdale scores in double figures - they're 14-0 this year and 16-0 for his career - and they've also never lost when Tisdale leads the team in shot attempts (8-0).

The latter stat seems particularly relevant in the wake of Wednesday's absurd 38-33 loss to Penn State.

Illinois scored just 4 points in the final 10:21 that night as they blew a 9-point lead. Tisdale had all 4 points, but he couldn't score more because he didn't get any more shots.

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