Nobody saw the game, unless you live in Omaha or drove to the game like I did. I have never seen a team play this bad, and I don't think I ever will. I went to the game with my dad, and we both agreed that we will spend the rest of our lives trying to figure out what we just witnessed. Their inside threat, Patrick O'Brien, got two cheap fouls in the first 3 minutes and sat down for the rest of the half. I knew we were in trouble, but had no idea. If anyone lives in Omaha and taped the game, I'd pay to have it shipped to me. They might have thrown the ball inside once all night in a half-court set. Maybe once, but not twice. And I'm not joking about that. They fouled a three-point shooter 3 times in one game. 3 freaking times! That's unforgiveable. They could not break Creighton's very weak press the whole night. They forced an over and back, and then touched the ball to let Creighton grab it and throw two passes and hit a three. They missed 6 foot jumpers all night. They would finally get the ball across half-court and have a mini-fast break 3 on 1, and would either shoot a 12 footer, charge, or pull it out and run their comedy act half-court set. The few offensive rebounds they got, they missed layups repeatedly. All this, and they led by 3 at half. I felt pretty good, thinking that they couldn't play any worse in the second half, but it was even worse. Didn't defend the three, and gave up a huge 11-0 run or something to start the second half. It was over at that point. Helpless basketball team. And the thing is, they have been one of the most impressive home teams in the country, undefeated and blowing out decent teams like DePaul, Pepperdine, and SWMS. I guess Jim Les isn't as good of a coach as I thought. I'm stunned. And I got buried tonight on every other game I bet. I'm over it though, just confused about what the hell I just witnessed. I think this team passed about 3 bowls and got blazed before this game. And that doesn't even explain it. Wow. Sorry for the long post.
Overall Conf Overall Non-Conf
W-L W-L RPI SOS RPI SOS
Wichita St. 14-2 7-1 19 96 63 200
Southern Illinois 14-4 6-1 14 32 26 61
Illinois St. 13-5 6-3 105 238 157 306
Bradley 11-5 4-4 45 85 33 161
Northern Iowa 12-6 4-4 66 106 57 217
Creighton 12-7 4-4 118 149 136 248
Evansville 10-8 4-6 145 124 207 325
Southwest Missouri 8-8 2-6 91 44 53 151
Drake 6-10 2-6 188 86 215 233
Indiana St. 7-12 2-6 239 143 261 280
W-L W-L RPI SOS RPI SOS
Wichita St. 14-2 7-1 19 96 63 200
Southern Illinois 14-4 6-1 14 32 26 61
Illinois St. 13-5 6-3 105 238 157 306
Bradley 11-5 4-4 45 85 33 161
Northern Iowa 12-6 4-4 66 106 57 217
Creighton 12-7 4-4 118 149 136 248
Evansville 10-8 4-6 145 124 207 325
Southwest Missouri 8-8 2-6 91 44 53 151
Drake 6-10 2-6 188 86 215 233
Indiana St. 7-12 2-6 239 143 261 280
I saw they were up 3 at the half and felt equally relieved, thought we had a good shot, but that was dissapointing! Anyway, they still shouldn't lose another home game this year.
Thanks for the details Illini! Saturday should be fun here in Champaign with all the people coming back for the reunion of the 100 year team!
Thanks for the details Illini! Saturday should be fun here in Champaign with all the people coming back for the reunion of the 100 year team!
I missed it unforutantely and I live in Omaha. I root for Creightion but ultimately don't care about them much. Watch when I can and go to some games but wednesday the beloved Huskers were busy kicking Texas AM's tails and I was watching that. I can get you the address and phone number of KMTV that covers the Creighton games if you are serious about wanting to try and get a tape of it.
