Game thread for Northwestern vs. Michigan State

[SDakaGordie]

It’s not a conclusion. I’ve had the opinion we have the horses since before the season started. It’s merely an example.

We have mostly the same horses we’ve had for a few years now. We’re better because they have developed and gelled under CCC, dare I say.

 

[TheC]

We have mostly the same horses we’ve had for a few years now. We’re better because they have developed and gelled under CCC, dare I say.

Let’s finish this game before we celebrate too much.

 

[DaCat]

Overall a good first half for the Cats, though we left some points out there.

 

[lunker35]

Now Young gets called for a 200% clean block.

What’s even worse is I have a prepubescent 12 year old MSU fan talking crap on every call. It’s obnoxious. God forbid I come to a game her and get to sit around NU fans.

 

[NJcatsfan_rivals139741]

No students and no band due to mandatory return-to-campus quarantine.

Well that really sucks and explains the lackluster environment

 

[DaCat]

What’s even worse is I have a prepubescent 12 year old MSU fan talking crap on every call. It’s obnoxious. God forbid I come to a game her and get to sit around NU fans.

It'll be sweet when we pull off the upset.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Let’s finish this game before we celebrate too much.

Saying we are better is not celebrating. I know we can’t count our chickens.

 

[freewillie07]

Halftime. 33-26 Cats.

I don’t think MSU will continue to shoot 10% from 3, but we could do much better than 4-of-14 too.

Like I said earlier, you’d expect some rust from NU with such a long stretch of time off. Encouraging to see the rebounding advantage and some solid overall defense. Those are effort stats. Keep it up.

 

[TheC]

What’s even worse is I have a prepubescent 12 year old MSU fan talking crap on every call. It’s obnoxious. God forbid I come to a game her and get to sit around NU fans.

I’m watching with my Michigan State freshman. He’s been pretty cool so far though. My boys are big Northwestern fans too.

 

[lunker35]

It'll be sweet when we pull off the upset.

Truth!

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Great performance defensively in the first half. Offense is ragged after a long break.
I don’t know why we’d ever put a lineup out there without at least two of Nance, Young, Buie and Audige.

 

[cats_man_too]

Can’t be if he’s here right? No boot or anything so that’s promising.

He'll be back Wednesday

 

[GatoLouco]

Halftime. 33-26 Cats.

I don’t think MSU will continue to shoot 10% from 3, but we could do much better than 4-of-14 too.

Like I said earlier, you’d expect some rust from NU with such a long stretch of time off. Encouraging to see the rebounding advantage and some solid overall defense. Those are effort stats. Keep it up.

100%. They are shooting very poorly but we are not much better. We are forcing a lot of turnovers but so are they. Amazingly we are, by far the best rebounding team on the court and look like an offensive rebound juggernaut

 

[lunker35]

He'll be back Wednesday

I feel like his athleticism would help today. Also he’s from Michigan so would be sweet for him to have been able to play.

 

[GatoLouco]

I’d really like to see Beran go sit on the bench.

 

[TheC]

Looks like Sparty woke up.

 

[Username Not Available]

It’s a bummer how many bunnies we’ve missed in the last three minutes and now we’re behind.

 

[DaCat]

Looks like Sparty woke up.

No surprise, now we have to respond

 

[DaCat]

It’s a bummer how many bunnies we’ve missed in the last three minutes and now we’re behind.

Our guys are playing tight to start the second half.

 

[DaCat]

That was a good time out by Collins to settle the team down. Now we're up 3 again.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

I dunno if they’ll win this game or actually have a good year, but that transition oop was something past northwestern teams could NOT do

 

[GatoLouco]

Joey Hauser misses a bunny that touches no rim or backboard, collects his own miss. Isn’t that a travel?

 

[benoitdenizetl]

Joey Hauser misses a bunny that touches no rim or backboard, collects his own miss. Isn’t that a travel?

I wondered same thing

 

[Username Not Available]

Bleh, Cats need to regain their poise. That flagrant I seems to have messed with them.

 

[WHERE__IS__RYAN]

Ah yes the zone defense

 

[lunker35]

Bleh, Cats need to regain their poise. That flagrant I seems to have messed with them.

That and Young has missed 3-4 free throws?

 

[GatoLouco]

One of our surprise one possession zone defense leads to a three. Deja vu.

 

[gradeck]

Inability to hit free throws is going to cost NU the game.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Make your GD free throws

 

[NU Houston]

Inability to hit free throws is going to cost NU the game.

Got into the bonus early but missing too many FTs.

 

[GatoLouco]

Our big scorers of Nance/Buie/Audige are 8 of 32. Ugh

 

[Username Not Available]

Yes, missing FTs and bunnies is killing us. Chase with a little hero ball working out.

 

[lunker35]

Got into the bonus early but missing too many FTs.

6-12. No bueno.

 

[ThatadultfromHolland]

NU has the depth to compete in the B1G. Do we have the star power? This game is winnable. Need our leaders to start making FT’s and shots.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Give Audige a sedative

 

[AdamOnFirst]

These officials are largely guessing

 

[GatoLouco]

Refs call a bogus foul on MSU on an Audige drive and make up for it by calling another bogus foul on Young.

 

[SmellyCat]

Give Audige a sedative

He does so many good things for NU, but I can't remember the last NU player I wanted to strangle more regularly.

 

[CappyNU]

There is zero flow to this game in this half thanks to the refs. The number of inexplicable calls on both sides is astounding today.

 

[lunker35]

There is zero flow to this game in this half thanks to the refs. The number of inexplicable calls on both sides is astounding today.

It’s the worst officiated game I’ve seen and we’ve had a lot of really bad ones.