The basketball team received poor grades for their frontcourt and overall performance against Michigan State. Mike Davis struggled shooting and had only one rebound in the second half. Mike Tisdale and Bill Cole did not contribute much statistically. The backcourt received a C- grade as Demetri McCamey got off to a fast start but D.J. Richardson struggled defending Kalin Lucas. Tyler Griffey and McCamey provided the best performances off the bench but Illinois still fell to Michigan State, ending their undefeated run in Big Ten play.
The basketball team received poor grades for their frontcourt and overall performance against Michigan State. Mike Davis struggled shooting and had only one rebound in the second half. Mike Tisdale and Bill Cole did not contribute much statistically. The backcourt received a C- grade as Demetri McCamey got off to a fast start but D.J. Richardson struggled defending Kalin Lucas. Tyler Griffey and McCamey provided the best performances off the bench but Illinois still fell to Michigan State, ending their undefeated run in Big Ten play.
The basketball team received poor grades for their frontcourt and overall performance against Michigan State. Mike Davis struggled shooting and had only one rebound in the second half. Mike Tisdale and Bill Cole did not contribute much statistically. The backcourt received a C- grade as Demetri McCamey got off to a fast start but D.J. Richardson struggled defending Kalin Lucas. Tyler Griffey and McCamey provided the best performances off the bench but Illinois still fell to Michigan State, ending their undefeated run in Big Ten play.
of a slump, but he was 4-for-15 from the floor. Davis also had only one rebound in the second half. Center Mike Tisdale and forward Bill Cole didn’t contribute much on the stat sheet. Backcourt: C- Demetri McCamey got off to a fast start as Illinois led the first 15 minutes. D.J. Richardson struggled to slow Michigan State’s Kalin Lucas. Bench: C Except for maybe McCamey, forward Tyler Griffey was the best thing the Illini had going. The freshman set ca- reer highs with 12 points, and his 15 minutes were one short of his career high in nonconference play. Overall: D The Illini gave themselves a chance with a strong start, but Michigan State reminded everyone just how far Illinois must still travel up the league ladder. Michigan State won its fifth straight in the series and ended Il- linois’ undefeated run in Big Ten play. Grades by JOHN SUPINIE