UIC at Illinois State

[cpacmel]

ISU 14
UIC 10

11:15 left in the half

Eldridge missed a few minutes after getting hit hard in the head. He's back in now though.

[cpacmel]

ISU 19
UIC 17

7:57 left for the half

[DoubleJayAlum]

Is there video to this game on that Horizon site thing?

[cpacmel]

Is there video to this game on that Horizon site thing?

Nope. It's a road game for UIC.

[cpacmel]

ISU 29
UIC 29

HALFTIME

OE 9 points and 2 fouls

Dyer 8 points


ISU did not attempt a single free throw in the first half

[cpacmel]

Good start to the 2nd half. (7-0 run)

Time-out UIC

ISU 36
UIC 29

16 minutes to play

2 fouls each on Dom Johnson and Eldridge

[cpacmel]

Make that a 12-0 run.

ISU 41
UIC 29

15 minutes left

Slack 9 points 6 boards

[cpacmel]

ISU 52
UIC 33

11:32 left

Dyer 17 points

Slack picks up his 2nd foul.

Eldridge went out after banging knees with Dyer.

[cpacmel]

Slack picks up his 3rd foul as does Boo Richardson

ISU 59
UIC 36

9 minutes to play

Dyer 22 points!


Team fouls

ISU 7
UIC 3

Eldridge is back in as well.

[cpacmel]

ISU 68
UIC 38

3:43 left for the game

Dyer 25 points

Eldridge 13 points

[outpost]

I'm wondering..........wow, what was Bradley's problem?..........

[cpacmel]

ISU 73
UIC 47

FINAL

Dyer 25 points (7-8 3 pointers)

Eldridge 13 points 4 steals

Slack 9 points 8 boards 6 turnovers :shock:

Richardson 7 pts 8 assists 1 turnover

Dom 4 points 5 boards 5 assists

[Aegyptus]

Nice job. Keeping UIC under control now. Bradley game must just have been an off game.

[shockball]

Tied at the half, then outscore them 44-18. Nice halftime talk?

[cpacmel]

I'm wondering..........wow, what was Bradley's problem?..........

Newbie refs :innocent:

[tpguy1]

Dyer was 7/8 from 3 point line !

[Mecha_Bulldog]

What's with IlSU? Horrible first half, great second half again. Good win.

[shockerfan13]

What's with IlSU? Horrible first half, great second half again. Good win.

New coach = inconsistent

[Lakeview Brave]

I'm wondering..........wow, what was Bradley's problem?..........

We didnt play well and they played great.

[Mecha_Bulldog]

New coach = inconsistent

But they are consistent. Consistently bad in the first half. Consistently great in the second half. Just wondering.

[scrove]

Bad pregame speeches?
Good halftime speeches?

[Phantom]

It's true. We have struggled in the first half of games overall. But we have been a better team after halftime and a few times, like tonight, we were just explosive in the 2nd half. That is very refreshing to Redbird fans as the last few years we were not a good 2nd half team. Whether the in-game adjustments have been good, or the halftime speeches lit a fire under the players' rear ends, or both...who knows. This game was a rout tonight, but it was all in the 2nd half. There is a lot of talent on this team and we could be dangerous if we can put a full 40 mins together. Nevertheless, with regard to this particular game it was good to give UIC a thumpin'. We have had series' with them off & on for many years and they always play us tough. To really whip them for once feels good...and they are a pretty solid team.

[E-Ville]

Do you RedBird fans mind if I jump off the Aces and root for you guys this year?

[Birdfan10]

The thing is that the players and Jankovic say that nothing really happens at halftime they just refocus at halftime. I think I've heard this from Dom, Jankovic, Dinma, and Slack.
Slack played his first below average game last night, but the good news is that it seems Levi has found his place in the offense for the first time this year. Until this game he would get a few shots but would not ever have the ball in a scoring position, it's real good to see.

[REALBird]

Do you RedBird fans mind if I jump off the Aces and root for you guys this year?

Always plenty of room on the bandwagon. Just stay on when things go bad. :lol: I think a lot of people and teams assume that this is the same ISU team from last year and the year before that looked good in non-conf. but stunk up the joint once MVC play began.

You'd be amazed at what coaching and confidence can do for a team. It's going to be a fun season. But hang in there with your Aces. We've been there, so I feel your pain.:redbirds::aces::valley:

[bcg]

I'm wondering..........wow, what was Bradley's problem?..........

That first game of the year will continue to haunt Bradley. It was a bad loss then, it's a bad loss now and it will be a bad loss at the end of the year in case BU is in the running for an at large bid.

[Phantom]

That first game of the year will continue to haunt Bradley. It was a bad loss then, it's a bad loss now and it will be a bad loss at the end of the year in case BU is in the running for an at large bid.

It won't be a bad loss if UIC has a decent season and wins some games in the Horizon. They are not a bad team.