Midway through the first half against Illinois, Aidan Shaw trotted up the floor and took up his station in the right corner.
At that point, Missouri only trailed by eight points and, for roughly three minutes, had managed to slow Illini’s wave of assaults in the open floor. Now, the Tigers needed to muster a shred of offense, and it didn’t matter who could supply it.
Initiating the offense at the top of the arc, Nick Honor audibled. Instead of feeding Noah Carter at the elbow and sprinting to set a pindown for Shaw, the point guard probed the middle gap, drew two defenders, and spied the unattended sophomore.