Illinois 87, Iowa 83 Postgame

#32      
Great win. Clutch free throw shooting but we got a lot of splaining to do Lucy.
 
#33      
Another satisfying victory! Albeit, very stressful. Nice to have clutch free throw shooters and we really locked in on D most of the second half. Great that Trent and DMW got one in Iowa finally. But, my goodness TO's will be the limiting factor for this team. Hopefully, the staff and players can figure out how to value every possession regardless of the time left in the game or circumstance, etc. We gave them so many free chances with ridiculous turnovers. But, 2-0 sure is nice!
 
#36      

foby

Bonnaroo Land
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#37      
I am so glad we have an old team. That is a good Iowa team. We needed every bit of the experience this team has in big games to will out a win tonight. Really proud of this win, despite a few brain cramps in the second half bringing the ball up.
 
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#40      
Good win! I-L-L! Way to coach and play Illini! Much better job in the second half getting the ball in to Kofi! Changed the game!
 
#45      

azillini1

Scottsdale
Short bench tonight. Starting 5 and Grandison got most of the minutes. Boys have to be tired tonight. Wish Goode could have gotten more minutes.
 
#47      

The Galloping Ghost

Washington, DC
We had serious trouble getting Kofi the ball in the first half, partially because Iowa played some solid defense on him. The second half was a different story, though, and our All-American took over for long stretches. His ability to hit free throws and pass out of the post has completely changed how teams need to deal with him and made our half-court offense deadly.