Ibok not giving the ball up
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- By Pat Forde | March 27, 2009 8:19:36 PM PDT
INDIANAPOLIS -- We just had our comic relief amid a tight, fierce game.
After Spartans guard Chris Allen made two free throws, freshly inserted State backup big man Idong Ibok grabbed the ball and stepped beyond the baseline to inbound it. Problem is, it was Kansas' ball, and all the Jayhawks gave him what-are-you-doing looks. Ibok realized he was starring in his own Southwest Airlines, want-to-get-away? commercial, dropped the ball and sheepishly retreated to play defense. Tom Izzo was not pleased with the lack of focus.
But give the kid a break. He's from Nigeria. Maybe over there they play make-it-take-it.
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