Illinois 98, Florida Atlantic 89 Postgame
BlindLoyalty
- FartNoiseMotivation
Everybody saw that one coming. See you in Glendale.
That performance is really going to hurt our season defensive statistics.
Major takeaways:
Domask and Shannon are very good. It's going to be difficult to stop both of them.
Coleman needs to let the game come to him and stop forcing step back shots. He doesn't need to be the guy just needs to play defense, do the dirty work, and occasionally hit a pick and pop 3.
Goode is a lights out spot up shooter. Would like to see them get more looks for him.
Harmon struggled a bit with the quickness of FAU's guards but good news is that most teams don't have that type of athleticism. Still I think he showed a bit of the scoring punch he can provide off the bench to go with the defense and rebounding he can provide.
Guerrier probably shouldn't be on the floor at the same time as Hawkins. I think Guerrier should function as backup to Hawkins and just play small ball when Hawkins goes to the bench(should still be fine because of the overall length of the team).
Dainja is simply a liability on defense. Can't really protect the rim and can't guard out to the 3 pt line. Also, his penchant for head scratching turnovers and sometimes forcing shots really negate some of the good things he can do offensively.
Domask and Shannon are very good. It's going to be difficult to stop both of them.
Coleman needs to let the game come to him and stop forcing step back shots. He doesn't need to be the guy just needs to play defense, do the dirty work, and occasionally hit a pick and pop 3.
Goode is a lights out spot up shooter. Would like to see them get more looks for him.
Harmon struggled a bit with the quickness of FAU's guards but good news is that most teams don't have that type of athleticism. Still I think he showed a bit of the scoring punch he can provide off the bench to go with the defense and rebounding he can provide.
Guerrier probably shouldn't be on the floor at the same time as Hawkins. I think Guerrier should function as backup to Hawkins and just play small ball when Hawkins goes to the bench(should still be fine because of the overall length of the team).
Dainja is simply a liability on defense. Can't really protect the rim and can't guard out to the 3 pt line. Also, his penchant for head scratching turnovers and sometimes forcing shots really negate some of the good things he can do offensively.
Great win by the Illini!!
If we can continue to shoot like this and play the potent defense we have revealed........ Let's effin go!
I said I didn’t think they had anyone that could match up with Marcus or Terrence. But I didn’t expect that. What a game!
Marcus Domask, like some have said, real old school type of player. Great at step thru’s, drop steps, creates spacing without the speed, up and unders, high bank shots in the lane, etc.
He is Jimmy Chitwood if there ever was one.
He is Jimmy Chitwood if there ever was one.
It-Rio Grande. These two scoring 30 plus on FAU way mor impressive.
hooraybeer
- Pittsburgh, PA
i enjoyed watching that game. cheers illini fans 
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
The crazy thing is we had 2 points at the first TV timeout
I agree, BUT: those shooting numbers will make practically any team look good.
This was totally better than a 'good' performance, though.
The Galloping Ghost
- Washington, DC
Lol yup. 14 now in Kenpom. Our AdjO moved up to 30. Our AdjD moved down 2 places from 8 to 10. Just gotta make up for it against Tennessee.That performance is really going to hurt our season defensive statistics.
Two guys alone did not win this game it took at least 10 guys. Great Bench