Illinois 81, Nebraska 71 Postgame
Pinnacle Bank Arena is the House of PAYNE!
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Payne and Hawk come up absolutely huge down the stretch. Trent just does what he does when it's needed most. Thank goodness that’s over with.
BMoreIllini
- Baltimore, MD
Payne definitely deserves some credit in this one. Some big time plays down the stretch when Kofi went to the bench with 4.
I hate to think where this team is if Frazier didn't return for his super senior season.
You've got to win ugly games on the road and we managed to do that tonight. I'm sure BU and Co have plenty of tape for the team to learn from.
I hate to think where this team is if Frazier didn't return for his super senior season.
You've got to win ugly games on the road and we managed to do that tonight. I'm sure BU and Co have plenty of tape for the team to learn from.
Ignatius Shang
5th year PhD, school of Information Sciences
- Champaign, IL
BIG road games are never easy, and this Nebraska team is full of talent. Plus the team, especially Kofi looks exhausted.
So being able to win this game does tell a lot. You can always rely on Trent on these difficult games, and Payne making great progress means Kofi could rest more.
So being able to win this game does tell a lot. You can always rely on Trent on these difficult games, and Payne making great progress means Kofi could rest more.
That's the difference in knowing how to finish in crunch time
The crazy part is Trent still had an off night. Omar Payne did everything we weren't doing when we needed it most. Free throws, rebounding and rim protection.
5-0 for the first time since 04-05 is unbelievable.
Another Good road test victory.
Its all about having an "old team". This game was going in the "L" column three years ago. But they kept playing and doing what needed to be done on both ends. Great contributions by Trent and Omar.
Krombopulos_Michael
- Aurora, Illinois (that’s a suburb of Chicago)
A couple notes:
1. How lucky are we for Trent? What a stud
2. We’ve proven we can win ugly and in different ways
3. Our defense needs a ton of credit for this teams success
4. 5-0 in conference! Hell of a start, let’s keep it going!
1. How lucky are we for Trent? What a stud
2. We’ve proven we can win ugly and in different ways
3. Our defense needs a ton of credit for this teams success
4. 5-0 in conference! Hell of a start, let’s keep it going!
Probably looking ahead to Michigan a bit and I wouldn’t be shocked if Kofi was under the weather—he had no lift and looked slow. The fact he still put up 16 and 13 speaks to his greatness. Hope the o’fer at the line was an anomaly.
That said…if this game gives Omar some confidence, that will pay dividends down the road. He was awesome. Plummer needs to find a way to contribute in other ways when his shot isn’t falling.
That said…if this game gives Omar some confidence, that will pay dividends down the road. He was awesome. Plummer needs to find a way to contribute in other ways when his shot isn’t falling.
Payne needs to continuously go off so we can have more Omar gifs.