Game 7- Gulf Coast Showcase- Evansville

[Illini Zip]

Dawson started second half. 

[Z.I.P.]

Good morning all!  I don't ❤ 6 a.m. games!  Anyway, woke up at halftime to see Ali x2 not missing from floor, but X-Cast and Walton taking only one combined shot in the half.  Gotta get a more balanced offense, coach.  Thank you Purple Aces for playing like Akron the past two days.  We needed that. 💜 

[Blue & Gold]

Did Tribble get the start @ PG in the 2nd half?  

 

If so, don't like.

[LoyalZIP]

Offense constipated to start the second half and Evansville hits a three to trigger another Groce TO. 33-23. 

 

Tribble gets to the basket just about whenever he wants to, but doesn't know what to do with it when he gets there. He just tosses it at the rim hoping it goes in. Cheese was a master of layups, I wish he would have shown Tribble his ways. There's zero finesse.

[Blue & Gold]

1 minute ago, Illini Zip said:

Dawson started second half. 

I like this since KJ's in such a funk.  Otherwise I prefer Dawson in the 6th-man role.

[LoyalZIP]

Zips refuse to step out on Smith and he's keeping them in this.

[LoyalZIP]

Technical on Groce. More free points for Evansville. Zips second half starts have been disastrous this week.

[LoyalZIP]

Horrible sequence to start the half. Not a single good jump shot taken almost 5 minutes into the half, and the defense hasn't been stellar. Zips are lucky to be ahead.

[Illini Zip]

5 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

Did Tribble get the start @ PG in the 2nd half?  

 

If so, don't like.

Yes. And I agree. 

[LZIp]

Throwing up some real crappy shots the past few possessions.

[LoyalZIP]

Offense has reverted to unwatchable

[UAZippers]

Evansville is not a good team and the Zips look lost right now. I don't understand how the offense is this bad.

[Z.I.P.]

Call a time out, dammit.  12-2 to start the half.  To the sounds of Paul Simon.  Slip slidin' away!

[LoyalZIP]

Why would Walton finish the and-1?

[RowdyZip]

You guys didn't think we'd have CONSECUTIVE >30 point halves, did you?

[LoyalZIP]

Tribble goes 2-2 at the stripe, of course

[LoyalZIP]

4 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said:

Tribble goes 2-2 at the stripe, of course

 

Now Aziz nails a pair!

[LoyalZIP]

I think Greg is playing well but he's got the ball in his hands too much right now. Bad offensive foul there after forcing a nice turnover. Come on, boys. 

[NWAkron]

Hang on, Zips.  Get the monkey off your backs and move forward.

[Illini Zip]

Any word on Clarke?

[Blue & Gold]

2 minutes ago, Illini Zip said:

Any word on Clarke?

Doghouse? Idk

[LoyalZIP]

Zips lead 57-47 at the final media. Ali with a pair of FTs coming up. I don't think we've seen any Clarke and not much X running the point. I feel like Groce is forcing Tribble to play it out. He's just not finishing at the basket, it's like he's afraid to use the back board.

[1981 grad]

Just now, LoyalZIP said:

Zips lead 57-47 at the final media. Ali with a pair of FTs coming up. I don't think we've seen any Clarke and not much X running the point. I feel like Groce is forcing Tribble to play it out. He's just not finishing at the basket, it's like he's afraid to use the back board.

I think Tribble is doing well playing the point.  The offense seems to be running smoothly.  I like that they are getting the ball into Freeman.

47 minutes ago, Illini Zip said:

It turns out the Zips jump shot was not left back in Akron, but rather misdirected through Dallas. Better late than never. Go Zips!!

 

Their defense has been solid again.

 

 

 

[LoyalZIP]

Two straight and-1s for Evansville, both caused by Freeman. Oh boy.

[LoyalZIP]

Now they give up a three. Doing literally everything they can't afford to do. How fitting.