The boxscore is unreal

[SmellyCat]

11-for-18 on threes
55% from the field
Barnhizer with a very quiet 23
Nicholson - 12 points (6-7 from field), 8 boards, 4 blocks, 3 assists
Berry - 14 points, four boards, 1 assist, 1 steal - all in second half
Only five turnovers in 45 minutes

And of course, the man, Boo Buie:
29 points (48% shooting), three threes, seven assists, three steals, three rebounds

 

[GatoLouco]

Buie holds on defense in the last play of regulation (Domask) like he did against Maryland/Young.

 

[EagerFan]

Good things happen when the three Bs are shooting well, and Matt had a great game.

I honestly don’t think he fouled that last guy, but my view was bad.

 

[SmellyCat]

Buie holds on defense in the last play of regulation (Domask) like he did against Maryland/Young.

He did! The defense came up big the last few minutes of regulation.

 

[macarthur31]

11-for-18 on threes
55% from the field
Barnhizer with a very quiet 23
Nicholson - 12 points (6-7 from field), 8 boards, 4 blocks, 3 assists
Berry - 14 points, four boards, 1 assist, 1 steal - all in second half
Only five turnovers in 45 minutes

And of course, the man, Boo Buie:
29 points (48% shooting), three threes, seven assists, three steals, three rebounds

Cats were 1-4 from 3FG in first half. This means they went 10-14 from 3FG in 2nd half. That's unreal.

 

[DaCat]

Buie lives for those moments.

 

[zbag51]

Good things happen when the three Bs are shooting well, and Matt had a great game.

I honestly don’t think he fouled that last guy, but my view was bad.

I agree. Was expecting them to show a replay on tv, but didn’t.

 

[SmellyCat]

One thing not in the box score - Langborg made two gym-rat plays that really helped stop Illinois momentum - the mid-air timeout he called early in the second half and going to the floor to ultimately lead to an Illinois turnover in the first half. Neither of those probably counted as "steals," but they were instrumental in limiting Illinois' possessions in a game when they were still scoring on pretty much every possession.

 

[lunker35]

11-for-18 on threes
55% from the field
Barnhizer with a very quiet 23
Nicholson - 12 points (6-7 from field), 8 boards, 4 blocks, 3 assists
Berry - 14 points, four boards, 1 assist, 1 steal - all in second half
Only five turnovers in 45 minutes

And of course, the man, Boo Buie:
29 points (48% shooting), three threes, seven assists, three steals, three rebounds

The foul differential was shocking until the very end when they racked up a few. It was like 22-9 heading into OT.

 

[Sec.112]

Don't forget 21 offensive boards for the Illini as well as a 46-32 rebounding advantage.

Also, the Cats overcame the Illini shooting 46% from three.