Illinois' season didn't end quite as i expected. Here are the things I think went wrong:1. They needed to double team May from the beginning. He was unstoppable. 10 for 11 field goals. You can't win with their star beating you.
2. They did not penetrate at all when North Carolina switched to the zone defense. They didn't pass to the middle to break down the zone. The just passed it around on the outside and someone threw up a three.
3. They shot a NCAA record of 40 three pointers and did not shoot a high percentage.
4. Augustine fouled out with 9 minutes left. That was the cause of #3.
5. Bruce Weber got outcoached. He didn't change anything. Defense stayed the same (no double team or full court pressure) Offense did not change their strategy, they just kept chucking up threes. He got smoked by Roy Williams in the coaching department.
Overall, it was a pretty disappointing game. To get that far and then play awful was horrible. I can't believe they didn't lose by more than 5 playing that poorly. I guess that just shows how good they really are. They can have a terrible game and still almost pull it off.
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