Game 3- Tulane

[Illini Zip]

MMK is a difference maker. 

[Reslife4Life]

That call is way too late

[Illini Zip]

Damn, they are hitting all of their free throws. 

[exit322]

Wonder when both teams will figure out they're calling holds and blocks real tight today 

[Blue & Gold]

Surprised Tahj isn’t on the floor

[Blue & Gold]

1 minute ago, Reslife4Life said:

That call is way too late

💯💯

[clarkwgriswold]

Marvin doing some real work today.

[Reslife4Life]

Free throws!

[exit322]

1 minute ago, Reslife4Life said:

Free throws!

 

If they lose that'll be a big reason

 

7/29 from deep isn't great either

[Illini Zip]

Akron is currently 7 of 14 and Tulane is 18 of 23 at the line. 

[AkronAlumnus]

Free throws aren't so free!!

[csims0917]

Can’t beat a zone to save our lives rn. And none of our 3pt shooters are making them rn 

[Reslife4Life]

No idea what we are even going to try and do out of this TO

[MDZip]

Zach Halligan no foul again - great block! 

[Illini Zip]

They played great defense on that possession. Do it again. 

[Illini Zip]

1 minute ago, Illini Zip said:

They played great defense on that possession. Do it again. 

They did. Come on, one last time. 💪

[Illini Zip]

Home winning streak still alive!!

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Illini Zip

[Reslife4Life]

Wow 

[MDZip]

2 minutes ago, Illini Zip said:

Home winning streak still alive!!

 

 

At large still alive! 🤣

[AkronAlumnus]

A win, alas. Protected the streak!! 

[Illini Zip]

Evan made the winning layup and had an important rebound in the last minute. We need more of that from him. Be the alpha dog out there.

 

The hammer was put in the tool box for the rest of the game.

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Illini Zip

[Illini Zip]

11 minutes ago, MDZip said:

At large still alive! 🤣

🤣🤣🤣

[tolbob]

lost at the foul line 18-8 but outrebounded 46-53, the big difference

[csims0917]

Great opportunity to face some adversity. This felt like a game against a directional or a BG where nothing goes your way but you still win. 
 

 

Tulane is very odd so far. All of their games have been nail biters playing up and down to their competition. Not sure how to rank them yet

 

 

Ford needs to figure out a better solution against zone defenses but we still have time to figure it out 😮‍💨

[Reslife4Life]

Ford had a great radio interview. He mentioned that Marvin was not in the rotation due to the matchup zone. After the game Hammer said that he cost his team, but Ford reassured him that he played a solid game just with 1 bad play. His interviews always seem to have some kind of self depreciation but he’s very honest