You are on page 1of 1

Frontcourt: B

Mike Tisdale continued his hot streak


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

You might also like