Cbssports.com Wire reports
30 November 2010
CHAMPAIGN, Ill--not if Tuesday night game against North Carolina is an intermediate examination Illinois, coach Bruce Weber is ready to give his team a full 40 minutes.
"B-plus, he authorized.
But 20 ranked Illini 79-67 victory against the tar heels is more impressive in the eyes of a coach Roy Williams and one player of Illinois, North Carolina Demetri McCamey, in particular.
"Demetri is something else," said Williams. "He never seemed as he felt pressure or anything. "
McCamey ends with 17 points, second teammate Mike Davis 20. but it has eight assists in the game, where five Illini scored in double figures and keyed to protect the perimeter of the difficult to Illinois (7-1) put Tar Heels (4-3) their heels at the earliest, and make them there.
"We go as goes Demetri," Davis said. "He discovered with eight points for quick and it was all downhill from there. "
Mike Tisdale had 14 points for Illinois, Jereme Richmond added until 12 and D.J. Richardson, 11.
Center of North Carolina Tyler Zeller picked up three early fouls and spent more than nine minutes of the first half of the stand until the Illini built 37 30 halftime lead.
John Henson lead tar heels with 16 points, while the Zeller ends with 10.
Illinois opened the second half with a thud of dunk by Davis, short basket of Richmond and two points in Tisdale to stretch what was seven-point halftime lead to 43-32 less than two minutes in the second half.
3-Pointer by Bill Cole, turn off the bench for the first time this season, upped Illinois lead to 56-43 with 13: 19.
Freshman Center Meyers Leonard is that less than one minute later with a good dunk off a dribble and Richardson that stretched Illinois lead to 58-43 feeding-stuffs.
Tar Heels shaved what was a 16-point lead to 66-55 with a 3-pointer from Justin Watts and two points from Hanson with 7: 21.
But McCamey and Davis pushed the lead up to 70-55 the following two domains.McCamey hit short jump shot and Davis made two of the three free throws.
Weber said Davis is particularly bad practice Monday but responded well Tuesday.
"[Davis] came back and played tonight probably as good as he played all the year," said Weber.
Soon regarded as Zeller would dominate the Illini. He found the game with easy dunk and long, smooth transition shot in the game the first 2: 11.
But fouls came quickly and without it the game Richmond Tisdale and Davis stored prior to the first half points and rebounds, matching for 16 points and 11 boards among them in the first 20 minutes.
Williams said he asked Zeller, when he picked up his second foul if it can remain in the game and play without another receipt too rapidly. Zeller said he could and Williams defeats its usual strategy, let it stay in the game.
"This is my fault," said Williams. "I have always taken [with two fouls] and let sit for one minute. "
Picked up his third Zeller with 9: 02 foul play in half, it does not return until the second half.
Illini took the lead for good in 16-14 only 11 minutes in a 3-pointer from McCamey.
Illinois has entered into a lead 37 30 off 3 in buzzer half of Richardson, his third of the first half he trotted off his Court appearance and thunderous congratulations of the sellout crowd that are usually reserved for victory.
Harrison Barnes of North Carolina campaigning, Scoring eight points and five rebounds pulling in 27 minutes at a time in the second half hear chants of "Over-rated!" from the crowd.
Williams defends its star Novak, says it may be expected to have a bad nights until he learns he criticized and ESPN and other media outlets for the achievement of the young player of the season began only to have it, a few weeks later.
"If you will anoint one and three weeks later crucify him is ridiculous," said Williams.
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