Saturday, January 21, 2006

Illinois 58, Northwestern 47

• A road win in the Big Ten is always a good thing.
• Obviously, the team didn't finish this game strong.  They almost let Northwestern back in after building up a very nice lead.
• Still, at no point did I believe Illinois was in danger of losing.
• Jeers to the officials for failing to stop the game while Randle was laying on the court bleeding from a wound which would later require five stitches.
• Kudos to McBride for coming up with a 12-point performance at just the right time, when so many people are talking about whether he should still be a starter.
• Another very fine defensive performance.  Vukusic, previously the leading scorer in the Big Ten, was held to just 1 field goal, and it happened with less than two minutes remaining in the game.