Update: Robinson on Big Ten Foreign Tour to Europe
8/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| | Robinson |
Aug. 10 -- Treis-Karden, Germany
Starting off the tour, the Big Ten touring team used its height advantage to jump out to take a 24-18 first-quarter lead, then exploded on a 60-25 run in the next two quarters to build a 41-point lead and went on to a 108-52 victory. Six Big Ten players scored in double figures, led by Iowa's Jared Reiner, who finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Robinson contributed six points, eight rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block in 17 minutes. Boxscore (PDF: 1 page, 41 KB)
vs. Telecom Baskets Bonn (W, 84-78)
Aug. 11 -- Bonn, Germany
With a fourth-quarter run of 28-10, the Big Ten touring team posted its second victory with an 84-78, come-from-behind win. Robinson led the Big Ten charge with an 18-point, 14-rebound performance. He also had two blocks and one steal in 20 minutes of action. Illinois' Roger Powell sparked the rally with 10 points in the fourth quarter, including six straight to start the period. He finished with 14 points and made five steals. Michigan State's Chris Hill added 12 points, including a three-pointer with 2:06 remaining to give the Big Ten its first lead of the second half at 77-75 -- a lead it would not surrender. Boxscore (PDF: 1 page, 41 KB)
vs. Leige Basketball Club (W, 81-79)
Aug. 13 -- Leige, Belgium
Illinois' Sean Harrington knocked down two crucial three-pointers in the final three minutes, including one to give the Big Ten their first lead of the second half with 4:26 remaining, to lead the Big Ten All-Stars to an 81-79 victory over Euphony Liege Basketball Club. The victory was the ninth in a row by the Big Ten touring teams over the last two years, tying the Big Ten's longest winning streak. Harrington led the Big Ten with 14 points, making four of seven three-pointers and was followed in the scoring column by Illini teammate Roger Powell with 13 points and Ohio State's Velimir Radinovic who had 11 points. Robinson finished with eight points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals in 15 minutes of action. Boxscore (PDF: 1 page, 41 KB)
vs. Spirou Charleroi Basketball Club (L, 84-99)
Aug. 15 -- Charleroi, Belgium
The Big Ten men's foreign tour team suffered the first loss of its tour, fallling 99-84 to Spirou Pepsi Charleroi, one of the top professional teams in Belgium. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for the Big Ten team. Trailing 23-18 at the end of the first quarter, Spirou outscored the Big Ten 27-17 in the second half to take a 50-35 halftime lead, but the lead was cut to 72-63 at the end of the third quarter, and the Big Ten had the Spirou lead down to six before a couple of breakaway layups by the Belgiun squad moved its lead back to double figures. Illinois' Roger Powell and Michigan State's Chris Hill led the Big Ten with 15 points each, while Powell added 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the trip. Robinson contributed eight points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist in 19 minutes of action. Boxscore (PDF: 1 page, 41 KB)
Ricoh Astronauts Basketball Club (W, 92-84)
Aug. 17 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Michigan State's Chris Hill scored 22 points to lead the Big Ten Men's Basketball Foreign Tour squad to a 92-84 victory over the Ricoh Astronauts in Amsterdam in the final game of the tour. The victory gives the Big Ten a 4-1 record. Ricoh took a 70-69 lead with 7:41 remaining on three Sasja Ocokoljic free throws, but the Big Ten answered with a three-pointer by Roger Powell, two free throws by Robinson and nine points by Hill in the final five minutes to post the win. Robinson finished the game with 11 points, four rebounds and a steal in 15 minutes of action. Boxscore (PDF: 1 page, 41 KB)
Robinson's Game-by-Game Statistics
Date FG 3PT FT Reb PF Ast Blk Stl Pts Min 8/10 3-9 0-1 0-0 8 3 1 1 1 6 17 8/11 7-12 1-1 3-5 14* 0 0 2 1 18* 20* 8/13 3-8 0-0 2-3 4 1 5* 0 2 8 15 8/15 4-8 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 0 2 8 19 8/17 3-7 0-0 5-6 4 5 0 0 1 11 15 Totals 20-44 1-2 10-14 34 9 7 3 7 51 86 Pct/Ave .455 .500 .714 6.8 1.4 0.6 1.4 10.2 17.2 * led team
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