Nov. 11—Quentin Coleman plays with an energy that can only be described as “breakneck,” but usually just on the right side of potentially reckless. That style saw the Illinois freshman guard tumble to the floor on multiple occasions in the first half of Tuesday’s game at Texas Tech.
It caught up to him.
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Coleman dinged his knee and needed treatment on the bench from athletic trainer Justin Games — via a stimulus device — before Illinois coach Brad Underwood would let him back in the game.
“At some point, he came off the court limping, and coach was like, ‘Hey, if you’re limping, you’re not going to be in the game. We want you at 100 percent,'” Illinois senior guard Andrej Stojakovic said about Coleman. “He got it right real quick.”
Coleman’s second-half issue also resolved itself fairly quickly. In the midst of his 14-point second-half effort that helped fuel Illinois’ comeback attempt, the Illini freshman needed to excuse himself behind the bench and into the tunnel to vomit.
“It’s a unique situation when Q is throwing up,” Underwood said.
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Coleman finished Tuesday’s game with 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting, which included making 4 of 4 three-pointers (all in the second half). He also had five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
“As a competitor, you saw his emotion every time he scored the ball or every time he got another teammate the ball,” Stojakovic said. “You saw how much he wants this. We expect that from every guy.”
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