*****Iowa vs Illinois NCAAT Game Thread*****

[MFinn]

Those balls are a tad over inflated.

 

[hawkeyewx]

Fabulous defense.

 

[Iowameat]

Keep it up in the second half Hawks!

 

[uihawk82]

Man, got to get Koch into the offense, zero shots, maybe have him be the top of the circle screener rather than be in the corner so much

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Check the clock

more than 1.5

Did they check it?

They made sure to check it for Florida....and start the clock .5 seconds late on Florida's inbound

 

[Anychawk]

Ok clean up turnovers, get some points from AF, and rebound a bit better and we can do this!

 

[HoggI74]

Did they finally call a walk or 3 seconds?

 

[Denmar]

Um, more than 1.5 on the clock.

 

[2D]

Great defense to end the half.

 

[DTP2]

Want to know something funny? The refs actually think Illinois has only fouled 3 times this entire half.

Holding and pushing on screens is perfectly legal.

 

[wilson reborn]

Up by four at halftime in the Elite 8? I’ll take it.

 

[MAKhawks]

2.5 seconds when the whistle blew. Why TF not?

 

[Raymond K Hessel]

We have shot well, but played sloppy. We are competing hard and putting ourselves in position to win and advance to FF. That is about all we can hope for. We weren't going to blow out a team of Euro pro players.

 

[BioHawk2]

I'll take that half.

 

[Buffalo43]

Bennett all business in that half time interview

 

[LetsGoHawks83]

Man, got to get Koch into the offense, zero shots, maybe have him be the top of the circle screener rather than be in the ocrner so much

Bennett should have passed to him in rhythm on the break when he passed to Bank's feet

 

[longliveCS40]

Clean up the turnovers a little but hard to complain about being up 4 at half with the game at our pace.

 

[Hawkedup]

Which could bode well for the second half if Iowa can figure that out. Iowa will need to play at an even higher level if they hope to stave off Illinois.

Agreed. Halftime came at a good time. Make some adjustments and come out and play our asses off an we shall see.

 

[MAKhawks]

Some uncharacteristic turnovers but overall a great half for the Hawks. They're right where they need to be.

Definitely not their best half which is promising. Not Illinois either so Hawks need to step it up.

 

[Urohawk]

Is the clock review able after a travel. Looked like 1.8-2.1 seconds to me

 

[HawkBall23]

3rd game in the last 4 that Iowa is leading at the half ............

can't be a horrible omen!!

#LFG!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Moral]

Between the buzzer break and that 40 second breather, Stirtz is going to be fully rested.

 

[Buffalo43]

Howard should guard Wadler in 2nd half despite his lack of offense

 

[Denmar]

Those balls are a tad over inflated.

Junk balls but the NCAA couldn’t care less as long as the money is there.

 

[stillh8unlv]

It's no 16 pt lead, but I'll take it.

I say again - Stop the Count!!!!

 

[Franisdaman]

how the hell are we winning this game? Ugly ball by iowa

lets see how we come out after Ben chews some @$$ at half time

 

[MAKhawks]

Did they check it?

They made sure to check it for Florida....and start the clock .5 seconds late on Florida's inbound

They did not

 

[WestCoastHawkI]

The game is not being called consistently. Putting Illinois in the bonus so early is going to come back to bite us

we somehow survived this one

 

[MFinn]

Um, more than 1.5 on the clock.

Yeah, they let it run too long. Probably worried the horn would malfunction again

 

[maxpain]

 

[PeteJox]

LETS GO BOYZ 20 MINS FROM FINAL 4 EVERYTHING YOU GOT

 

[ArtRadley]

Based on the last time I watched Iowa in an Elite Eight game, our lead is about 20 points lower than it needs to be.p for us to hold on.

But I’m not going to complain about being ahead at the half!

 

[Hawk48]

Need others to step up in second half to win (AF,CK, TB, etc,)

 

[Franisdaman]

Don't like the lineup with Howard and Cam in there...neither are confident shooting it so it limits options

Ben needs to tell Coop & Tate to LET 'ER RIP

 

[Hawkedup]

Bennett all business in that half time interview

Did he say free vibes as he walked away?

 

[HoggI74]

Up by four at halftime in the Elite 8? I’ll take it.

Me too! Better than being up by 16 at half ( historically speaking )...

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

I have watched a lot of Iowa basketball over the years. I have seen so many games lost at the end of the first half or beginning of the second.

You just saw in the final minute why role players like Howard and Manyawu are so invaluable.

The start of the second half is going to be huge.

 

[MAKhawks]

Is the clock review able after a travel. Looked like 1.8-2.1 seconds to me

Absolutely reviewable even without a challenge. At minimum 2.3 but closer to 2.5 without the benefit of slowing it down on DVR.

 

[Franisdaman]

Want to know something funny? The refs actually think Illinois has only fouled 3 times this entire half.

 

[Kirbs]

Great half!! Better rebounding and I love our chances!