Michigan State 81, Illinois 72 Postgame
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That was a MSU team that knew they wouldn't have to play Illinois on the road this year. Should be interesting if there ends up being a rematch in the B1G Tournament.
No calls but we shot 34 free throws. Got it.
And they were out toughed. Michigan state came out physical and we didn’t. Any time a team plays us rough we get frustrated and can’t hit free throws
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I thought Trent was OK
And seemed that they made every one
IlliniTarHeel
- Topsail, NC
Another poor perfomance after a dominating win. It has happened several times this year but they are teenagers so easy to get caught up in the hype.
Hopefully this leads to another long winning streak
Hopefully this leads to another long winning streak
We missed what, 12 bunnies in the first half? Giorgi gets his wide open dunk blocked. By the rim. Kofi never passed out of double and triples all night. Ayo with an off night no doubt. Miller Giorgi and DMW all no shows, Grandison not much help either. Not a recipe for victory. There will be more losses like this until some more people start stepping up.
If we're looking for conspiracy theories (Kofi-anon anybody?), it probably also helps the B1G with any messy "who won the title in the regular season" as it give UM a little more cushion.
This and a lack of a jump shot are why he needs to play another year. He should model his game after Azubuke
But he won't sooner than later.
illini80
- Forgottonia
I know he works his FTs but I’m surprised the coaches haven’t been able to fix Kofi’s FT shot. It’s just not smooth. When he’s tired or frustrated it shows more. I can almost always tell if he’s going to make it just watching the way he shot it. Feet are too wide IMO and there’s a hitch before he releases. He’s never going to 80+% but could easily be 70-75.
I agree! Trent had 22 points and shot over 50%, 2 assists and 2 TO's. I call that a very good night, especially in a game this rough.
I really don't want to hit the panic button but we look like a perfect upset team.
This a million percent. There’s a reason Miller doesn’t ever score. He has short arms and plays below the rim. Long athletic guards eat him up. Langford basically blocked all of Miller with one hand and the ball never touched the ground.
According to one of the announcers he’s a 70% free throw shooter. Think he got that confused with his FG percentage...
I personally hate the early substitutions when starters are playing well. 5-0 game subs come in less then 3 minutes in and turn it over 2 possessions in a row, don’t get back on defense and just like that it’s 10-5 them and chance of opening up a good lead gone.
GallopingGhost
- Denver, CO
I think that’s a little unfair. We just got done winning 7 in a row. That’s pretty consistent. Now we have one bad game and we are back to being inconsistent??
With all these ratings out there is there a volatility index? You can bet that Baylor and Gonzaga would hate to see us in their bracket because they might see the top Illinois team come in and beat them.
On the other hand, I can see us dropping a game against a 14 seed in the first round.
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Yeah I've been perplexed by this all year. It doesn't seem like most college teams sub like that that early.
SuperMetroid
- Evanston
It was a joke and happened at a really bad time, but my vote goes to their goon committing felony assault on our All-American and it not even being a foul at first.
Northwestern and Nebraska were bad games, albeit wins.
Yea, his NBA stock would be a lot higher if he showed that he could pass out of a double...he doesn't even make an effort. If all you can do is dunk, you won't be in the NBA long if at all. We all know, or assume, he will leave, but his game still needs a lot of work to play at the next level.
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