Mark Grote
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But Illini tells you that sometimes they have more talent and then they still lose.
Okay, that's fair.
But I was like, eventually, they just need to punish them.
And guess what?
When you outscore a team 40-12 in the paint...
24-2 in the second half, that tells me you're going to be able to win.
Even in a game in which, coming into this game, Illinois had never hit less than five threes in a game.
As you mentioned, three for 17.
That 18% three-point percentage, the lowest they had shot all season.
But in the end, Keaton Wagler was out here Keaton Wagler-ing.
And why I say that is, he got to the line seven times.
He led the team that was 18 for 21 from the line.
And I tell people this on Instagram over the weekend.
Listen, Peja Stojakovic is that dude, right?
And his son Andre is not his dad.
No.
He didn't take a single three in this game.
But he bowls to the basket like nobody.
And one.
Well, I needed that.