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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1570653" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/dosunmu-helps-illini-close-out-win-over-hoosiers/article_4d1b5687-131c-59c3-b84a-a56ae61d5abb.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>With 10 minutes, 2 seconds left in the game, Underwood called a timeout after Giorgi Bezhanishvili hit a 3-pointer to get back within two points, 46-44. That’s when Underwood laid into his team about the importance of rebounding. The message stuck and No. 18 Illinois (7-3, 3-1) went on a 25-14 run to close the game as preseason All-American guard Ayo Dosunmu had 18 of those 25 points on his way to 30 points, five assists and two rebounds.</p><p></p><p>“Basically playing a mind game with them,” Dosunmu said. “I’ve been watching a lot of film on them. I knew when the game gets long, the duration of the game increases, their tendencies start getting lazy. I just wanted to attack on that, pretty much knowing the scouting report.”</p><p></p><p>Sophomore Kofi Cockburn, who had 15 points and 15 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season, interrupted Dosunmu’s response.</p><p>“He knows he can takeover whenever he feels like it,” Cockburn said. “Nobody can guard him. It’s that simple. He knows whenever he feels like it, he can take over. That’s it. He’s trying to be a nice guy.”</p><p></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]6928[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1570653, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/dosunmu-helps-illini-close-out-win-over-hoosiers/article_4d1b5687-131c-59c3-b84a-a56ae61d5abb.html[/URL] With 10 minutes, 2 seconds left in the game, Underwood called a timeout after Giorgi Bezhanishvili hit a 3-pointer to get back within two points, 46-44. That’s when Underwood laid into his team about the importance of rebounding. The message stuck and No. 18 Illinois (7-3, 3-1) went on a 25-14 run to close the game as preseason All-American guard Ayo Dosunmu had 18 of those 25 points on his way to 30 points, five assists and two rebounds. “Basically playing a mind game with them,” Dosunmu said. “I’ve been watching a lot of film on them. I knew when the game gets long, the duration of the game increases, their tendencies start getting lazy. I just wanted to attack on that, pretty much knowing the scouting report.” Sophomore Kofi Cockburn, who had 15 points and 15 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season, interrupted Dosunmu’s response. “He knows he can takeover whenever he feels like it,” Cockburn said. “Nobody can guard him. It’s that simple. He knows whenever he feels like it, he can take over. That’s it. He’s trying to be a nice guy.” ----------------------------------------------------------------- [ATTACH type="full"]6928[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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