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Illinois 86, Xavier 73 Postgame
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Many games??? He’s been brutal to watch except for about three games.
On top of that, we need more than 2 rebounds and a turnover in the amount of minutes he plays if he isn't going to make a shot. He had at LEAST one or two that resulted in a one shot possesion.
His defense is good. He deserves his minutes.
Great game.that pizza hut dinner did the trick. Need to replicate here on out. Damn the health consequences.
He was on the court when Will went nuts...
That’s from his commitment announcement
ginabackes00
CrazedUIFan
Add another 15 minutes and that was me.
I felt like we were winning the rebound battle, but never would have guessed by that margin!
I’ll say this for Ben’s night. He ate some minutes which might be the difference in Rez and Tre having fresh legs down the stretch against Kentucky.
ILL
Disagree. He was not good today and the lone dark spot IMO. Everyone else was solid, played fairly well (outside of the TOs).
Dee_4_Three_83
- Mahomet, IL
The reality is we need Ben for his size. Jake doesn't provide that. We also need him to make 1 or 2 shots a game, but I think if you watch the tape, you will see that his length is a problem for opponents when Morez or Ivisic are on the floor.
Zorak
- Naperville
Thank you for your sacrifice.
That was a great win and a great game. I thought KJ was absolutely phenomenal that first half and in my opinion that was some of the best all around hall he's played all season. He got more than a bit sloppy in the 2nd half, but overall he had a great game.
Will was unbelievable. Absolutely Lights out today. And for those who want completely unbridled optimism there was a team that was sort of all over the place who went on one of the craziest runs ever to win the Natty. And it was because they had Kemba Walker and you didn't. If Will somehow goes nuclear this tournament like he did today, there's precedent there.
Tomi was gamechanging tonight. Xavier had no answer but to try getting him in foul trouble. And he hurt them.
And game ball to Kylan tonight. Every single time Xavier tried getting something going, he answered them with an emphatic basket and shut them down on the other end. He played like a supersenior tonight and the captain we've been looking for. His play and response is what we need to take down Kentucky.
Great game all, now let's repay Big Blue. We owe them a hell of a lot based on history. Time to pay up.
Will was unbelievable. Absolutely Lights out today. And for those who want completely unbridled optimism there was a team that was sort of all over the place who went on one of the craziest runs ever to win the Natty. And it was because they had Kemba Walker and you didn't. If Will somehow goes nuclear this tournament like he did today, there's precedent there.
Tomi was gamechanging tonight. Xavier had no answer but to try getting him in foul trouble. And he hurt them.
And game ball to Kylan tonight. Every single time Xavier tried getting something going, he answered them with an emphatic basket and shut them down on the other end. He played like a supersenior tonight and the captain we've been looking for. His play and response is what we need to take down Kentucky.
Great game all, now let's repay Big Blue. We owe them a hell of a lot based on history. Time to pay up.
blackdog
- Champaign
For you and everyone else complaining about KJ inbounding they have had a TON of layups off under the basket plays this year. It's actually been really impressive how successful those plays have been over and over. But let's just remeber the couple bad ones that didn't work out instead
He also got faked out of his jockeys BADLY once and was saved by a Will block.
Dear Mr Humrichous,
I disagree. Morez and Jake deserve his minutes.
But I love your kid's attitude in spite of what I consider to be lackluster play.
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