Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Minnesota

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (13-17, 5-14 Big Ten) is on the road at Minnesota (14-16, 7-12 Big Ten) tonight. The game will air on BTN and is set to tip at 8 pm CT.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Looks like we should see a few MIA players tonight. Need a big game from Clayton.

 

[Baz = Heisman]

Dare I say a KJ appearance?

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Put Clayton and Kropp in!

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

West doesn’t look right.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

This little zone is ******* the Cats up good. I was told this team is very close.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

'Cats are getting blown off the court so far.

 

[Baz = Heisman]

This team is so bad my god. Someone will tell me but their KenPom metrics are good! At some point the eye test matters… cmon

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Honestly it’s stupid Clayton doesn’t play more. This team has lousy guards and is lousy at shooting and he is a guard who can shoot. You don’t have to be a genius coaching mind to figure out that’s good.

 

[PurpleFaze]

Without Nick this team would be epically terrible

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Horrible start. Last turnover exempted offensive ineptness though they’ve recovered somewhat from their 2 point start that lasted forever.

 

[Baz = Heisman]

I can’t wait for the stories to come out after we lose on Tuesday about how bad the chemistry was all this year and how Page and Reid were the culprits. A few of you will be owing me an apology…

 

[Skunkpilot]

Without Nick this team would be epically terrible

Thanks captain obvious.

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Lucky to be down “only” by 10 at the half with Minny shooing 69%. (Coulda been 8 w/o the stupid foul with 2 secs to go.) Minny has to cool off in the 2nd, too many of our shots clanking short off the rim.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Thank God the Multi-view spilt screen. At least the WBC has completely turned around. Talent matters.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Honestly they’ve played a lot better since the opening 8 minutes or so, but neither of these teams is very good and starting down 18-2 has Mrs Lincoln vibes to it

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Honestly they’ve played a lot better since the opening 8 minutes or so, but neither of these teams is very good and starting down 18-2 has Mrs Lincoln vibes to it

Much much better!

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Greta defense down low by Clayton there, I genuinely don’t understand why it’s taken so long to play mote

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Well Nicky missed the front of a big one and one so now he gets to go break their heart

 

[CatManTrue]

Greta defense down low by Clayton there, I genuinely don’t understand why it’s taken so long to play mote

Greta defense? Awful free throw shooting

How dare they?

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Not sure I understand that whole final sequence…

 

[CatManTrue]

Well Nicky missed the front of a big one and one so now he gets to go break their heart

Yet again, this team snatches defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

That was the shot we drew up with our final timeout? Nick still had 6 seconds to work with. Was there no plan B?

 

[prez77]

Bottom line, their guy made the shot he had to, our guy didn't.

 

[WestCoastWildcat]

Just find a way to lose. Missed free throws at the end were a killer. And another shouka/coulda.

 

[NU Houston]

Tough loss. I'm sure Nick will be hard on himself about missing the free throw. Gotta have those.

 

[MCC_Cat]

Just find a way to lose. Missed free throws at the end were a killer. And another shouka/coulda.

As much as I love Nick he's missed clutch FTs at ends of games multiple times this year. Ugh.

 

[Medill '03]

No defense, missed 1-1 by Mart, no defense again, deep pull-up three attempt by Mart, deep pull-up three attempt from Mart. This sequence was just poorly coached and poorly executed by our star. Been a lot of these this losing season.

 

[NU Houston]

That was the shot we drew up with our final timeout? Nick still had 6 seconds to work with. Was there no plan B?

Yeah, that was odd. I was expecting something more like the shot he made to beat Oregon at the buzzer. Why jack up a three at that point?

 

[MCC_Cat]

Bottom line, their guy made the shot he had to, our guy didn't.

Layups, literally. I guess we were banking on making all our fts.

 

[Medill '03]

As much as I love Nick he's missed clutch FTs at ends of games multiple times this year. Ugh.

Yes, he’s been hard of himself for poor leadership, and unfortunately while he’s had some good results in a few games, he’s also been the culprit in at least as many losses.

 

[Medill '03]

Layups, literally. I guess we were banking on making all our fts.

And extremely deep pull-up threes while not even to move the ball or probe their interior defense.

 

[MCC_Cat]

I think the thought was if Nick was open take the 3 to leave enough time to rebound if he missed. I don't agree with it but I wouldn't have been shocked if he made it.

 

[cedricmelons]

Tough loss. I'm sure Nick will be hard on himself about missing the free throw. Gotta have those.

I love Martinelli but geez he's missed a lot of big crunch time free throws over the past couple years.

 

[Hungry Jack]

That was so northwestern at the end.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

I think the thought was if Nick was open take the 3 to leave enough time to rebound if he missed. I don't agree with it but I wouldn't have been shocked if he made it.

Down 1, do you take a 3-point shot with 1/3 chance of going in and hope for an offensive rebound, or do you get it in the paint for a shot with 1/2 chance to go in and the potential for a shooting foul? Hmm...

 

[MCC_Cat]

I hate the defense when we were up 3. Give up a dunk within seconds while we're still in the one and one? That was atrocious. A foul would've put them in the one and one and Hughes is a lousy foul shooter.

 

[Purple Pete]

If you were going to shoot a 3, West and Clayton had the hotter hands this evening.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

If you were going to shoot a 3, West and Clayton had the hotter hands this evening.

And I can understand the shot if they had left him open. If they give him the open shot, he has to take it. But he wasn't open.

 

[Hungry Jack]

I hate the defense when we were up 3. Give up a dunk within seconds while we're still in the one and one? That was atrocious. A foul would've put them in the one and one and Hughes is a lousy foul shooter.

Can not like this enough