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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1673656" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/illini-get-top-guards-back-roll-to-win-over-arkansas-state/article_4e4e3dd8-7d7e-54dd-8f2c-c87ef8943c16.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Coleman Hawkins had 17 points on Friday night and No. 11 Illinois overwhelmed Arkansas State in a 92-53 blowout.</p><p>Illinois welcomed guards Andre Curbelo and Trent Frazier back into the lineup. Curbelo finished with eight points, seven assists and four rebounds for Illinois (2-0), while Frazier, who returned from a shoulder injury, added 12 points and four rebounds.</p><p></p><p>Hawkins also had a career-high 12 rebounds and dished out four assists for Illinois, while Jacob Grandison finished with 15 points.</p><p></p><p>“I’ve always been very positive about Coleman,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “I think he’s ready to take that next step. I think we’re starting to see that. Now he’s got another step (to take).”</p><p></p><h2><em><strong>Trash talk</strong></em></h2><p><em><strong>Curbelo got into a few testy exchanges with the Arkansas State bench, and both Underwood and Arkansas State coach Mike Balado received technical fouls.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>After making a layup with 6:33 to go in the first half, Curbelo blew a kiss toward the Red Wolves’ bench, right in front of one of the officials, and was given a technical foul.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Curbelo said afterward that someone on the bench was swearing at him in Spanish and insulting his mother.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><strong><em>“Instead of talking trash, I made that nice layup and then blew them a kiss,” Curbelo said. “That’s it.”</em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>That explains the kiss blown and I don't blame him one bit....maybe we need all refs to be fluent in Spanish from now on.....................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1673656, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/illini-get-top-guards-back-roll-to-win-over-arkansas-state/article_4e4e3dd8-7d7e-54dd-8f2c-c87ef8943c16.html[/URL] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Coleman Hawkins had 17 points on Friday night and No. 11 Illinois overwhelmed Arkansas State in a 92-53 blowout. Illinois welcomed guards Andre Curbelo and Trent Frazier back into the lineup. Curbelo finished with eight points, seven assists and four rebounds for Illinois (2-0), while Frazier, who returned from a shoulder injury, added 12 points and four rebounds. Hawkins also had a career-high 12 rebounds and dished out four assists for Illinois, while Jacob Grandison finished with 15 points. “I’ve always been very positive about Coleman,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “I think he’s ready to take that next step. I think we’re starting to see that. Now he’s got another step (to take).” [HEADING=1][I][B]Trash talk[/B][/I][/HEADING] [I][B]Curbelo got into a few testy exchanges with the Arkansas State bench, and both Underwood and Arkansas State coach Mike Balado received technical fouls. After making a layup with 6:33 to go in the first half, Curbelo blew a kiss toward the Red Wolves’ bench, right in front of one of the officials, and was given a technical foul. Curbelo said afterward that someone on the bench was swearing at him in Spanish and insulting his mother. [/B][/I] [B][I]“Instead of talking trash, I made that nice layup and then blew them a kiss,” Curbelo said. “That’s it.”[/I][/B] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That explains the kiss blown and I don't blame him one bit....maybe we need all refs to be fluent in Spanish from now on..................... [/QUOTE]
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