Ep. 767 - Mike LaTulip reviews Illini's bounce-back win over Iowa
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Illini Inquirer basketball analyst Mike LaTulip breaks down Illinois basketball's 95-85 win over Iowa. LaTulip discusses Brad Underwood's line change and how Niccolò Moretti, Justin Harmon and Amani Hansberry influenced the game off the bench and what their roles could be moving forward. LaTulip also discusses a bounce-back performance by Coleman Hawkins and why he was so encouraged by the Illini's defense despite giving up 85 points. LaTulip then looks ahead to games this week vs. Minnesota and at Wisconsin and discusses some postseason Big Ten awards and Malcolm Hill getting another NBA opportunity.
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| 0:23.6 | Coca-Cola, official partner of the Premier League. Today on the Lonniequire podcast, Michael Toop joins us to give his thoughts on Illinois's 95-85-5 win over Iowa. |
| 0:51.2 | Mike was there at State Farm Center and breaks down why he was so pumped himself |
| 0:55.7 | about this victory for Illinois following a disappointing loss at Penn State after that collapse. |
| 1:02.0 | We breaks down a great bench mob performance from Niccolo Moretti, Amani Hansberry, Justin Harmon, |
| 1:08.7 | steps up as well. We break that down and what to expect from those guys moving forward. |
| 1:13.3 | Also, a big bounce back performance from Coleman Hawkins. |
| 1:16.2 | And why Mike was so encouraged by the line of defense despite giving up 85 points. |
| 1:21.7 | We also look ahead to a week where Illinois hosts Minnesota travels to Wisconsin as they try to make something interesting with Purdue |
| 1:29.8 | towards the late stretch here with two weeks left to play. |
| 1:32.9 | But Purdue would really have to fall on its face here to close the seasons. |
| 1:36.6 | They're now 14 and 3. |
| 1:38.1 | They'd have to lose probably a home game. |
| 1:39.9 | And it loosed Illinois for Illinois to have a chance to win a Big Ten championship share here. |
| 1:46.1 | But Illinois trying to improve its NCAA tournament resume, and most importantly, |
| 1:50.0 | build some momentum heading into the NCAA tournament and the postseason. |
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