KEY TO ILLINI WIN...DEFENSE!
I'm convinced we won't win a shootout...Gonzaga can, I dont believe we can.
Keeping Hawkeyes UNDER 80 POINTS will make an Illini victory possible.
3 teams so far have kept Iowa under 80 ...Purdue, Rutgers, and Indiana...hoosiers won, rutgers should have won and Purdue fell flat offensively (<40% fg)...and had 3 FT attempts to Iowas 14
All 3 teams kept Iowa below their made FG avg of 29 and under 80 points.
PURDUE...22 Dec lost to Iowa 70-55 handily; boiler makers only attempted 3 FTs to Iowas 14...refs clearly "let them play"...and maybe had a Hawkeye bias
Purdue held Iowa...
-below avg fg made of 29(24)
-below avg of 16 Fts made /gm(10)
-below avg of 42 reb/gm(34)
RUTGERS...2 Jan, lost to Iowa 77-75, lost at FT line (4/12 for Rutgers...Scarlet Nights win if they make 60%FTs)
Rutgers Held Iowa...
- below avg fg made of 29(24)
- below avg of 10 3p/game(7/18)
- below avg of 42 reb/gm(37)
- below avg of 19 asst/gm(13)
INDIANA...21 Jan, beat Iowa 81-69
Hoosiers Held Iowa...
-below avg fg made of 29(24)
-below avg of 10 3p/game(5/23)
-below avg of 19 asst/gm(14)
Defensive intensity will give us victory!