Game Thread: Northwestern vs. No. 15 Purdue

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (13-16, 5-13 Big Ten) is hosting No. 15 Purdue (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) tonight at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The game is set for a 7:30 pm tip, Senior Night ceremonies will be at 7:10, and the game will air on BTN.

 

[EagerFan]

2 minutes to tip off, decent student turnout tonight.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Jake West questionable?

 

[SDakaGordie]

Jake West questionable?

Ankle injury, I hear.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Cool for Mullins to get the start on Senior Night.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Best stretch of play all year!

 

[EagerFan]

Cats intensity is awesome, forced Painter into a timeout.

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

Everyone played well defensively to start the game. The whole team.

 

[CatManTrue]

Don’t wanna jinx this… nothing to see here! Move along, move along!

 

[NUera]

Purdue doing a great job of taking Nick out of the game. Rest of the team is really stepping up

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

What a vet adjustment by Mart to draw that foul

 

[EagerFan]

Ren has been throwing himself into people all game. That foul was so unnecessary and I love Nick drew it.

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

Quiet game thread.

 

[EagerFan]

Let’s have a second half just like the first please.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Great half, though Purdue missed a lot of open 3s - 27%. That will change.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Best defensive half of the season.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Glad to see Reid play so well. He will be the key to the second half.

 

[Hungry Jack]

We look dialed in. Just need 40 minutes of that.

 

[ParisCat_rivals]

I love games like this because even if we lose the visiting fans are miserable for the first 90 minutes in their seats.

 

[CatManTrue]

Glad to see Reid play so well. He will be the key to the second half.

Purdue’s backcourt being undersized compared to most in the B1G is helping. Or maybe that’s just my perception…

Waiting for Nick to take the game over

 

[CatManTrue]

I love games like this because even if we lose the visiting fans are miserable for the first 90 minutes in their seats.

If we win the Purdue seniors will never have won in Evanston… 0-3

 

[SDakaGordie]

Great half, though Purdue missed a lot of open 3s - 27%. That will change.

Slow night so I will respond to my own post.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Ciaravino - unbelievable mistake.

 

[SDakaGordie]

That lead was fun…

 

[PURPLECAT88]

We need Page back out there.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Cats of old. Can’t rebound a lick.

 

[EagerFan]

Lotta contact happening on both side of the court, that Purdue flop was embarrassing.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Our fast break is right up there with the most disappointing parts of this team.

 

[Hungry Jack]

AP got raked in the nuts

 

[SDakaGordie]

AP got raked in the nuts

Exactly!

 

[SDakaGordie]

And TKR faked his injury.

 

[SDakaGordie]

We’ve had a few breaks at ends of game recently, so if we win this, I will be pleasantly shocked!

 

[CatManTrue]

PAGE! Wow

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

REID WITH THE PERIMETER D AND STEAL

 

[CatManTrue]

REID WITH THE PERIMETER D AND STEAL

REID WITH THE FOUL ON BRADEN SMITH WHILE HE’S SHOOTING A THREE

 

[EagerFan]

Refs give Smith the flop, crushing.

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

REID WITH THE FOUL ON BRADEN SMITH WHILE HE’S SHOOTING A THREE

Who you rooting for? Weak call.

 

[CatManTrue]

Who you rooting for? Weak call.

Terrible decision by Reid.

And then he nearly turns it over… but dishes it to Clayton for a ridiculous 3 to bail us out

 

[EagerFan]

So exciting

 

[CatManTrue]

WTF was that pass by Martinelli