Game Thread: Illinois at Penn State
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4 point lead at half on the road against the #9 team in the country. I’ll take it 
I think anyone of us would have taken a 4 point lead at half with Kofi sitting that much. However, the points left at the line .... frustrating!
Good question by BU asking if we get ball 2nd half
BU...."Trent, are you going to hit them?"
TF....."Yeah coach"
Result.....almost two air balls.
The life of a coach. What the split screen has shown is that was ticks BU off the most is the missed free throws and bunnies. He tries to stay positive. Has to be maddening.
Overall....good half
TF....."Yeah coach"
Result.....almost two air balls.
The life of a coach. What the split screen has shown is that was ticks BU off the most is the missed free throws and bunnies. He tries to stay positive. Has to be maddening.
Overall....good half
I’ll take that 10/10. Foul differential favors us in a hostile environment, and we have a 4 point lead despite missed FTs and missed lay-ups. Hope those don’t come back to bite us. Defensively, we’ve been good. It’ll help to have Kofi back, but counterpunch: Stevens back in the game. Also, never seen TF tense up like that on free throws. Never easy to shoot technical FTs though. Oh well.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
By my count, we could easily be up 10, lol. The good news is our overall play has been good, and they’re in as much foul trouble as we are. Gotta get that killer instinct and capitalize more in the second half.
Keep fighting!
Keep fighting!
I don't see Tevian on the bench, did I miss something?
What is the record for the most missed shots in the post Come on man.
About as good of a first half as one could hope, given Kofi foul trouble, missed FTs, and Giorgi's missed bunnies.
I hope the officials don't try to even things up, just call the game not the foul situation.
Only concern right now is that we could have been up by a few more and they've gotten nothing out of Stephens. Have to keep in check....as much as possible.
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Ped state seems to have had a pretty favorable schedule so far - wonder if I am just imagining that... We should be up 10 right now. Giorgi needs to stop pressing. He's really in his head too much.
I’m never a fan of getting on here and complaining about guys missing free throws... we know they’re practicing them, and it’s not a lack of effort. Sometimes it happens, and sometimes guys get in their own heads. Easy for us to say “make the free ones” from our couches. Get after a guy for his lack of effort before you blame him for missing a shot. Let’s win this damn game.
the national
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King of platitudes is the coach from PSU. Underwood is so much more specific with his commentary. I really appreciate that.
ILLINI IN NE
- Omaha,Ne.
I didn't see him in the locker room either.
Could not agree more this is stupid
Kofi and Giorgi both need to dunk the ball when in close. At least twice they had clear path but tried to lay it in rather than throw it down and missed.
Ayo looks to be moving good. Ice water in the veins must have magical healing properties.
Not many as quick as Ayo with the ball.
Agreed. In HS, my back side used to clench in front of 700 people. Being at the line alone with 10,000 + eyeballing you.....not easy.
When you're that short(and are a good shooter), it's a sign that he's wound too tight. In a gym, he goes 95 out of 100. With stress, almost two air balls. Ayo probably needs to take all techs.
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
He's not here in my kitchen.
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