Weber: Paul needs to match intensity of OSU win

Posted January 16, 2012 11:00 pm

Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois coach Bruce Weber hopes Brandon Paul can reproduce a little of his 43-point night against Ohio State in the rest of the 22nd-ranked Illini's games.

In his three seasons at Illinois (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten) Paul has driven fans a little crazy with the combination of his potential and his sometimes bad decision-making and turnovers.

Paul not only scored well over half of Illinois' output in the 79-74 win last week. He also had eight rebounds and four blocks and was 13-15 from the free-throw line after a sluggish start.

Weber said Tuesday that Paul needs to start games with the urgency he showed late against the Buckeyes.

Weber also said injured point guard Sam Maniscalco should return and play up to 15 minutes versus Penn State on Thursday.

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