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Stole one at home after playing for <10 minutes of a 40 minute game.

Are they attacking Kopp here?

I'm afraid that 2 for 1 would have ended up going the other way with the way we've played.

Hummel corrected himself. It doesn't matter it hit TJD in the end.

Hopefully TJD can keep carrying this team and we play enough defense to come out on top. This isn't a great recipe for success.

6 TOs for TJD? Last couple of games he's been dribbling in traffic more and has had some bad TOs

Malik with the assist on that 3 second call?!

That tip rebound to TJD was nice

% isn't the problem, now if he takes one or less 3PA/game he'll fit right in

We do a pretty terrible job of being shot ready on the pass too. You defend us by shading the pass and not the shot which makes it even more difficult for TJD.

Nobody is going to mention that half assed effort by TJD to get to the ball. TJD is as close to a leader as we have. This team goes as he goes. An IU all time great and leader would be into his teammates to pick it up and they would respond. Just like the NW game this game is there to win even with the crap ball we've played for most of it. They get another opportunity to respond.

haha I guess our problem was being too close to them when they were shooting from deep earlier? Our watch and wait defense seems to be better in the second half.

We're doing enough on our own to lose this one too.

We get to run it back at 3 after a short break

What are we doing with these passes?! Easy pass to JHS maybe have the defender jump then pass it to Bates? Nah, let me jump triple pump and try to get it to Bates. Lack of discipline. We got another no call in our favor there.

Solid first few possessions of the 2nd half. Glad those halftime adjustments worked

Illinois challenging us for dumb plays and inability to make uncontested layups has kept us in this game. The whistle is helping us too.

Let's make the high percentage, disciplined play that gets us points instead of the low percentage, trying for SC Top 10 that results in another turnover.

We're lucky to be down only 4. We've been getting worked and Ill has missed a lot of uncontested bunnies and haven't gotten the whistle. Edit: 1

It's been a thing for a lot of the season. I'd say positioning has a lot to do with it. We get in rotations and then can't rebound when they do miss.

Oof, "getting outworked"

We're doing the things that have gotten us beat - giving up offensive rebounds, turning it over, leaving shooters open, etc.

Bates getting all the way to the bucket? Yes, please

Kopp getting worked on defense, again.

Is Melendez getting paid by the missed layup? We appreciate it!