THAT is the stat of the year. 41 in a half versus a team like that is wild.
Illinois 65, Houston 55 Postgame
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Illinois went on a 17-0 run that spanned 6:46. That's the longest run allowed by Houston in any game over the past eight seasons. The Cougars' scoring drought of 6:46 was the second longest by any team in this NCAA tournament. Siena had a drought of 6:47 in the second half against Duke in the first round.
Curbelo Fanboy
BERTBALL IS LIFE
I’ve been less than a fan of Brad at times but this was a fabulously coached game from the get go. We had good counters for the heavy guard pressure. Drivingin first half and baseline cutters in 2nd half. We basically Houstoned Houston.
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
The board is lagging so hard right now with all the traffic hahaha
Held Tuggler and Cenac to 12 points
None of Houston's 3 quick guards, which has been the Illini's Achilles all season, went off
None of Houston's 3 quick guards, which has been the Illini's Achilles all season, went off
The bad news is that the final score didn't show how dominating the win actually was. Cannot shoot 50% from FT's. Almost let them back in it.
The good news is those FT issues were likely from our absolutely great defense and tired legs. Great shot selection from 3's. Two freshman with double doubles......and well just about everything else. With the win we can pretend like the end of the 1st and 2nd hald didn't happen.
Win and advance. Win and advance.
Side note.....I really hope they bring back the twins, Mirk, AS, Davis.......they all look like they have a blast together.
The good news is those FT issues were likely from our absolutely great defense and tired legs. Great shot selection from 3's. Two freshman with double doubles......and well just about everything else. With the win we can pretend like the end of the 1st and 2nd hald didn't happen.
Win and advance. Win and advance.
Side note.....I really hope they bring back the twins, Mirk, AS, Davis.......they all look like they have a blast together.
I remember when a good Illini team played Houston and we got ran out of the gym. BU said I need a taller more athletic team. I think that game determined the type of player he was looking for
Where are the people who dogged Andrej all year?
They hadn't seen a team of our size all season. I think that's been a problem for a lot of teams facing B1G teams. We just gotta control the boards and run iowa off the three point line and we will be in Indy!
Orangetool
Give me back my Afta, heh heh
Defense won this game.
Really the best D we may have played all year.
Really the best D we may have played all year.
RichardKeenesCousin
Richard Keene's Cousin
I am happy.
That was a thing of absolute beauty. Sensational sensational play. We out-toughed them, we outhustled them, we outrebounded them, we outdefended them, and we flat out outplayed them. And I'll tell you what, if this was the game where we struggled with inbounding and free throws then I'm glad this is the game we got it out of our system because we were absolutely dominant otherwise.An ugly win is still a win.
What an effing game. Exceptional defense, big time kill shots, and out-Houstoned Houston. Three more defensive performances like this one. Three more. Hell of a job. Hell of a game.
Also man, Carter from Sleepers gonna have to run 10 miles... Were we clutch from the line he might have needed to run a marathon betting a point a mile...
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
That was the type of dry spell I've seen Houston have a few times this year. They had that against Arizona a couple of times. Had it against Iowa State. I felt like if we could get one stretch like that, we had a good chance. I was happy to finally get a call right in this tournament.
He bought into the hype. I still don't know exactly what he said. Does anyone have video of it.
That looked like a rugby scrum at times, which is what Houston does. But I’ve got to give credit to the Illini. They swayed a bit toward the end of each half…but they refused to fold. In Houston’s back yard. I’ve heard the adjective “soft” a few times this season. This team is not soft.
Someone else mentioned it, but if we hit FTs at a normal rate we’d have seen AJ Redd and Petrovic on the floor at the end
Someone else mentioned it, but if we hit FTs at a normal rate we’d have seen AJ Redd and Petrovic on the floor at the end
Chin up Moonpies and Vinegarbean….
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