Game Thread: Maryland vs. Northwestern
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Huge win. I was *shocked* that Boo got the defensive call on the final possession. Boo stayed right with Young and did the job.
The B1G sure is a fun league.
Good on Matt with the help on MDs last shot and the hand on their last pass.
And Berry with the icing.
And Berry with the icing.
Where was the luck? I saw two high quality teams with tournament-level point guards competing like crazy.
Shocked that he missed and shocked that it was Boo on him instead of Berry. It was like both stars confidently told their respective coaches "I'll make it" just like Jimmy Chitwood and there's nothing a coach can do then except let ballplayers play.
Ty was on him for the inbounds. As the ball comes in Ty retreats and it's Buie on Young. I was also surprised. Big Matt defended the pick well.
I did not understand why, when we decided to foul while up by 3, we did not first make it hard for Young to get the ball by double teaming him with the inbounds defender. We just let him get the ball easily and fouled. No time off the clock. We double teamed the next inbounds and they threw the ball across the court.
Dude had just made a much tougher 3! He was on fire. Could argue who should be on him but it felt it would not matter.
Lanborg and Martenelli shot 4 for 15 at home, Need to be better.
Big Matt stepped up.
…and Brooks had an efficient 15 on 5-8 shooting. We really only need one non-Boo guy to be scoring to be a very good team. If two non-Boo guys are scoring, then we are a great team.
None of that is “lucky.”
IMO Langborg is the one who needs to shoot better, because if he doesn’t he’s a pretty bad player. Martinelli can contribute without shooting much but Langborg is a defensive liability so if he can’t score he hurts you.
Yep. I felt more confident when the Cats were down one and Boo had the ball in his hands than I did when NU was up one and the ball was in Jahmir Young's hands. I was about 100% certain he'd make his shot and about 75% confident he'd get fouled too.
It ain't sexy, but Berry making 6-6 from the line (and 7 boards) also helped.
Reese had 20 in the upset win in Champaign, On the post game show, Collins said Maryland stayed in Chicago for three days following the win over the Illini. They really wanted this one. Great win!
The announcers mentioned multiple times that Illinois did not double team him. We made him uncomfortable the entire game with our trapping and it showed.
He was incredibly dirty off the ball. The refs didn’t call it at all but he was getting away with a ton and shoving and throwing an occasional elbow. Not a fan of his.
Agree I saw that several times with him throwing elbows and pushing people around in a situation where he should have been called for a foul especially against hunger
An embarrassment of officiating, in front of their commissioner, no less. I nearly ruptured a blood vessel on the Reese travel that led to a 3 for them.
Glad to escape with a win. Next up is a nice opportunity for a quality road win against a team we’ve matched up well with but is tough in that building.
Glad to escape with a win. Next up is a nice opportunity for a quality road win against a team we’ve matched up well with but is tough in that building.
Reese and Nicholson were each playing pretty physically. Lots of contact allowed by refs in the paint (THANK YOU). Reese was definitely bullying Hunger, mugging him somewhat. But Reese was complaining to the refs that Nicholson was pushing him around - because he was. Nicholson never got upset, just kept beating on him. To his credit, Reese kept battling.
The refs need to let the big guys play. The crap we have seen in the past with Nicholson breathing on Edey and getting whistled for a foul is grotesque. Other leagues let the big guys play. In the Big Ten you never know what they'll call and what they won't. Unless its Edey - then its a foul when you try to hold your position and he runs over you.
Interestingly, Collins said that Boo was their best perimeter defender because of his quickness and experience. However, he said you can’t have Boo guarding him the whole game because it would wear him down and he’s needed on the offensive end.
Nice that they could attend classes remotely during that time /s.
We'll see that with "West Coast Swings" in the future
Young is unbelievable. Maybe the best guard in the country. I was stunned he didn’t go to the basket with a chance to win it.
Best game for MN by far. Still had a touch foul or two and the FT needs work but he was generally physical and went up strong to score.
Boo had some surprisingly sloppy plays including a bad turnover and an inbounds 5 second violation. He’s human, folks.
Best game for MN by far. Still had a touch foul or two and the FT needs work but he was generally physical and went up strong to score.
Boo had some surprisingly sloppy plays including a bad turnover and an inbounds 5 second violation. He’s human, folks.
During the game the announcers explained classes haven’t started up again yet at Maryland
I am not saying you are wrong. I was on my comfy couch and a lot of that is really only seen live. But Matt is pretty physical himself, probably made Reese feel his presence very often himself.
Hunger will learn to not let himself be bullied.