How different was this Illinois team defensively without Chester Frazier?
How did you guys take advantage of that? COACH PAINTER: We didn’t talk about it. I don’t know if we did anything different in terms of taking advantage of him not being out there. There’s no doubt that they’re a better team with him. He’s their glue. I thought yesterday was a big-time game for them beating Michigan without him. Especially in the style that they beat them in the second half. They had a great second half. And it just proved they’ve got some good players. But now having back-to-back games, not having that energy, not having that glue, that’s difficult, because when we played the first time, Frazier guarded Hummel. He did a great job. We played the second time, Rob didn’t play but Frazier guarded Moore and did a great job. There’s no doubt that Illinois is a better team with Chester Frazier and we thought he was an All-Conference guy. That’s how much we value guys like him, Travis Walton, Kramer, Chester Frazier. Those guys just help you win games. THE MODERATOR: Thank you
