Great Game...But May just abused Illionis. Thats how they play on Tobacco Road!

damn, may was unstoppable.

can someone confirm this?

if its true

it just finished. it would have been funny if illinois came back and won after this guys post.

oh its true. unc won 75-70

Yep...It was an absolute great game....Illinois played great considering there were 6 people playing against them on the floor.

9 seconds left...5 point lead= Game Time

Both teams had great squads though...I enjoyed the game

That was sad... 40 3pt attempts... and they made 12. UNC made 9 in only 16 attempts.

That was the difference.

6? How's that?

C.O.N.F.I.R.M.E.D!!!!

Confirmation

GO HEELS BABY YES!!! YES!!!!

Now to pray May enters the draft and my Lakers draft him.

YUP the awesome shiet!! My prediction UNC!!

I knew they were gonna win cause of MAY! MAY was unstoppable. ILLINI had trouble with may and no one can stop them, their the greatest! Roy Williams finally won too, haha!! Yeah UNC won!!

Nice game ILLINOIS hard work to, maybe next year

Yup, Illinois was pathetic. They feed on fouls.

Felton, May, Williams, Williams, Noel, and Referee

how did they have six on the floor boogsoftball?

edit: don't worry i get it now

WOOO! UNC champs! Hooorahahh~!!

Dude Illinois just overshot the 3. It finally ran out on them. Don't blame the refs. They let at least a dozen moving screens go. Illinois just got beat finally. No answer to May.

ahhh....I guess you didn't see all the moving screens the Ref's didn't call on Illionis...and the commentators even pointed them out constantly.

Illinois had no answer for May. Hopefully May will stay for his senior season for a repeat.

yea seriously. james augustine DOES NOT foul out...gaywad refs.

If he kept his hands to himself he'd be fine...Hand checks= Fouls

Enough with the moving screens. That 'foul' hasn't been called in the last 10 years. You guys listen to Billy (Do you know who I am??) Packer way too much.

They call them all season long...They're against the rules too..It was getting ridiculous too.

Actually I didn't listen to Packer. I coach little kids b-ball and I was b*tching about the screens in the first half lol. I don't give any worth to what Packer says, I know he wants to hump the ACC. I say it came down to Illinois finally not hitting the 3s. 12-40=OVER-reliance. And May owned. Even when Augustine was in. And yeah they were touch fouls but they're still fouls.

Actually, no...It's a foul that basically doesn't exist anymore unless it is blatant....very similar to the 'carry' dribble that everyone does nowadays. It simply isn't called anymore.

He looks sad

hats off to unc first off..im a huge illinois fan..but...the game was a decent game...what made the game? points in the paint..sean may, although great in college ball will not be as effective in the pros..thats a big step..especially for big men...illinois had 3 attempts in the last 1:10 from 3 range wide open and missed all...if they had shot well and i think taken better shots at time...different outcome...the team the executed good won tonight..congrats to unc....ILLINOIS WILL BE BACK NEXT SEASON...THEY ONLY LOSE TWO STARTERS..HEAD AND POWELL...(giving that nobody else(williams) enters the draft

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Na I agree with you man...I just messing with ya a little bit (and the other Illinois fans). But it definately gives a huge advantage to the offence. It really was a great game though, and the loss can't be blamed on the refs. Illi simply didn't hit from the 3 point line like they normally do.

This guy had it right all along:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writ....unc/index.html

Good to see Roy finally win!

Even though we all still taste the bitterness.

I agree...he's waaay to slow and isn't nearly athletic enough to be effective in the NBA.

illini didn't go in enough. took too many wild threes, crazy fouls.

but yeah, it was a great game.

What did UNC say to IllinoisE when they wanted the National Championship?

No you MAY not! (lame, but too bad)


Congrats Roy!

Hehe..well, the good thing is....we didn't lose to Santa Clara School of the Blind.

Hehe, well UNC won the National Championship against the team of Destiny!

CHEAP shot! lol. Just wanted to add, I guess Roy can die in peace now and shut everyone up. I'm glad he finally got the monkey off his back.

Illinois should have lost to AZ.

I'm still upset at that game!

good game but i

Yeah you lost to the team that lost to Santa Clara School of the Blind

Blaming the refs is useless. They let things go both ways. Illinois was simply over powered down low on defence and was kept out of the lane way too much forcing them to rely on a failing three. An uncalled foul doesn't make up for the fact that UNC simply played amazing defence and gave Illinois some really poor looks at the rim.

Tick tack fouls on augustine did play a huge role in this. Augustine did a real good job on May when he was in.

Since we're blaming refs, I guess you missed the moving screens by IlliniosE? Oh wait... they did that all season... hmmm...

Although, I will admit that last foul on Augustine was phantom, he didn't even touch him.

you can't really think that a guy Sean May's size only commits 1 or 2 fouls a game. Or Shaq for that matter, their offensive fouls just go unnoticed because the defensive player moves when they get run over, and the foul is called on them.


ps. to Rashad McCants...stop showing your jersey because DW made you an embarrassment.

While that last foul was questionable, he simply couldn't hold May. Fouling out in a little more than 9 minutes play time is not JUST because of the refs. He screwed up and hurt his team. Then again, maybe if they stopped chucking up 3's when they went cold and drove more, they could have has more fouls called against UNC.

When it comes down to it, UNC outclassed Illinois at key points in the game. The refs played no role in the loss, as they don't play a role in any win or loss. When one team plays better, they will win. That's just how it goes.

As stated in the other thread...the last moving screen was called around 10 years ago...It simply isn't called anymore.

Congrats to UNC. Finally the Illini get shut down

Stats

No. 1 Seed vs. No. 1 Seed Championships
2005 North Carolina 75, Illinois 70
1999 Connecticut 77, Duke 74
1993 North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
1982 North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62


2005 NCAA Tourney UNC vs Big 10 (3-0)

If Illinois had shot their season avg, they win easy. They had so many open looks that just didn't go down. While UNC won, I'd have to say that the better team didn't.

The cheap fouls on Augustine cost the Illini the game. He holds May around 15 points and that is enough to change the outcome of the game.

The best team fails to win the championship again.

worst officiated final i've seen in a long while. there was maybe one or two moving screens that shoulda been called, but thats about it.
the never ending nickle and dimers on illinois' end, and the constant uncalled hacking on UNCs end was just too much to overcome, although they actually came pretty damn close. with neutral refs, i'd still put money on illinois any day of the week.