Mike Tisdale had a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds while setting a career-high of 7 blocks, but Mike Davis was ineffective. Demetri McCamey scored a season-high 25 points while D.J. Richardson defended Penn State's Talor Battle well. The Illinois bench only contributed 2 points on 1-11 shooting besides Jeff Jordan's defense of Battle. Illinois narrowly defeated Penn State and remains undefeated in the Big Ten, but will need more contributions against better teams going forward as McCamey and Tisdale carried the team in the last two wins.
Mike Tisdale had a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds while setting a career-high of 7 blocks, but Mike Davis was ineffective. Demetri McCamey scored a season-high 25 points while D.J. Richardson defended Penn State's Talor Battle well. The Illinois bench only contributed 2 points on 1-11 shooting besides Jeff Jordan's defense of Battle. Illinois narrowly defeated Penn State and remains undefeated in the Big Ten, but will need more contributions against better teams going forward as McCamey and Tisdale carried the team in the last two wins.
Mike Tisdale had a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds while setting a career-high of 7 blocks, but Mike Davis was ineffective. Demetri McCamey scored a season-high 25 points while D.J. Richardson defended Penn State's Talor Battle well. The Illinois bench only contributed 2 points on 1-11 shooting besides Jeff Jordan's defense of Battle. Illinois narrowly defeated Penn State and remains undefeated in the Big Ten, but will need more contributions against better teams going forward as McCamey and Tisdale carried the team in the last two wins.
with 16 points, matching a career high with 13 rebounds and setting a career high with seven blocks. But Mike Davis is missing in action. He grabbed a key rebound late. Otherwise, he was drifting through the game. Bill Cole hit a big second-half 3-pointer. Frontcourt: A While Demetri McCamey was scoring a season-high 25 points, D.J. Rich- ardson hounded Penn State guard Talor Battle. On the final possession, McCamey made Battle’s desperate 3-point attempt from 21 feet even harder with a hand in his face. Bench: D Besides Jeff Jordan’s defense on Battle, there wasn’t much else from the bench. The reserves accounted for two points on 1-for-11 shooting. Overall: B- Fortunate to survive another nail-biter with Penn State, the Illini head to Michigan State for Saturday’s early- season conference showdown with an undefeated Big Ten record. McCamey and Tisdale were a two-man show in these last two wins. Against the better teams in the league, the Illini will need more contributions elsewhere. Grades by JOHN SUPINIE