Illinois 85, Texas 78 OT Postgame
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The ball suddenly accelerates as Hawkins hand goes by. Physics says there must be a cause. In slo mo, you can see a slight change in direction and rotation as well. I was sure they were going to overturn it.
Texas played excellent defense for most of regulation, but do think that they wore out at the end. Their guards cramping was a sign of that.
Surprised no one has talked about our excellent free throw defense on Hunter’s 1 & 1 with 20 seconds left to get the ball back…../s but let’s face it, that was huge.
No matter what, this is gonna be a special season
I used to dislike DV. Then I got cancer, and beat it. Nowadays, DV is tolerable and I donate to tonight's cause. Do the same.
ILL
Epps and Skyy imo both do freshman things. I’m personally not concerned with either. They will do nothing but get better throughout the year and honestly, I feel like they’re ahead of the curve of where I thought they would be at this point so excited for this year.
Chad Fleck
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Texas really screwed up in 3 different plays in the last minute:
1. A good FT shooter (92% on the year, but only 68% last season) missed the front end of the 1-1.
2. Then they run over Epps for no good reason 35 feet from the basket. (Major kudos to Epps for making those free throws. Absolute nails for the freshman)
3. Letting Marcus Carr have the ball for the last shot in regulation. What a chucker. I loathe players like him.
Good for the Illini though. They hung around and "out enduranced" them.
1. A good FT shooter (92% on the year, but only 68% last season) missed the front end of the 1-1.
2. Then they run over Epps for no good reason 35 feet from the basket. (Major kudos to Epps for making those free throws. Absolute nails for the freshman)
3. Letting Marcus Carr have the ball for the last shot in regulation. What a chucker. I loathe players like him.
Good for the Illini though. They hung around and "out enduranced" them.
He’s perfect enough for me
All in all, the contribution from ALL the freshmen is pretty amazing. I think Ty is a little behind because he hasn’t found a way to score yet.
I'm just glad the assistants managed to tackle Brad before he could get to a ref after that bad goaltending call. (I think it was that one anyway).
Marcus Carr still winless against the Beloved.
I just hope Texas doesn't go into a mini-tailspin now, which would lessen this victory a little. I don't see it happening, but one never knows.
I agree for the most part, but NYC never sleeps.
The pictogram explaining the difference between a chucker and a volume scorer is Marcus Carr's team photo.
That's still over 2 weeks away. Got some business to take care of before then, but I like where your head is at.
I thought he hurt himself. When he fell backwards. Like I legit thought he tore an acl.
I'm a Dodgers fan. That is cruel and unusual punishment. At least we have the Kirk Gibson moment!
Seriously? Are we back to slamming Damonte Williams? Come on man. He gave us everything he had for 5 years. I’m so tired of the way our fans treat DMW. He was perfect at his role. Did whatever the team needed and did it selflessly. Not the most talented player we’ve ever had, but hard working and a great teammate. Not to mention that he is the son of one of our all time greats. Can we all just cut it out with the Damonte bashing?
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