Northwestern-Maryland first half thread

[Straus2018]

Northwestern travels to College Park looking to upset the AP No. 7 team in the country.

 

[Straus2018]

Chris Collins' decision to go to a two-big lineup with Dererk Pardon and Alex Olah pays off. Pardon scored on three straight possessions, and Northwestern has hit two threes already. 14-9 Wildcats at the first timeout

 

[Straus2018]

Also, Northwestern already has three offensive rebounds and six second chance points

 

[Turk_rivals223269]

Hey OLAH>.......THAT"S PARDON CRYING FOR THE BALL.....Please pass it to him instead of dribbling very very slow and doing nothing

 

[Straus2018]

16-12 Northwestern at the second media timeout. Tre Demps' struggles continue, as he is 0-2 from deep, 0-2 from the line, and has already failed to score on two fast-break opportunities.

 

[TejasCat]

Olah looks so out of place out there.

 

[Fitz51]

Tre Demps is not good.

 

[Straus2018]

Northwestern leads 24-19 at the under-eight timeout. Diamond Stone is on the bench with two fouls, and Sanjay Lumpkin was called for a flagrant-1 for his fast-break takedown of Robert Carter

 

[Turk_rivals223269]

Get OLAH out of the game, he is a glorified Luka today

 

[FLCat07]

Brought our big boy pants in rebounding so far

 

[Straus2018]

Northwestern is out-rebounding Maryland 7-to-1 on the offensive glass, has eight more shot attempts and five less turnovers than the Terrapins. Shooting has been the equalizer, however: Northwestern is shooting 42 percent from the field, and Maryland is at 56 percent

 

[TejasCat]

Demps is contributing absolutely nothing

 

[Turk_rivals223269]

Shut off the lights, the party is over. We can only compete when Pardon is playing. Olah is non competitive and Demps is awful today again.

 

[Fitz51]

Demps is contributing absolutely nothing

At least someone has to guard him.

 

[julescat]

The lineup Collins has out there to end the half is just stupid.

 

[Turk_rivals223269]

Would it be wrong to send Demps over to the Maryland bench?

 

[Turk_rivals223269]

Get Luka off the court in the second half. We protected Pardon's 3 more fouls. Play Skelly/Pardon/Joey Van Damm. Olah is still injured or simply can not rebound or do anything. He is single handedly killing us, well along with Demps who can't hit anything including a FT.

 

[ToledoCat]

Skelly, Demps, Olah??? Amazing BMAC can hold this together... maybe 2nd half will flip but Olah should not play on a crippled foot, Demps is in a slump. Need a Pardon for these guys. Hope they nail some 3s in half 2

 

[MickeyCat]

BMac's astounding play splitting through two defenders then underhanding a ball to go in gets Cats within two at end of first half. Great finish.

 

[TheC]

I said before the season started that for this to be an historical season, Demps was going to have to have a special year. Unfortunately, that has not been the case at all. Too bad he's struggled so much. Married life can do that to you sometimes.

 

[Straus2018]

Maryland ends on a 14-5 run to lead 31-29 at the break. All but six Northwestern points came from the Pardon/McIntosh/Falzon trio, although Pardon had to sit with two fouls.

 

[Deeringfish]

I said before the season started that for this to be an historical season, Demps was going to have to have a special year. Unfortunately, that has not been the case at all. Too bad he's struggled so much. Married life can do that to you sometimes.

I wish Collins would bring him in as the sixth man again. I think it would do him good.

 

[julescat]

I wish Collins would bring him in as the sixth man again. I think it would do him good.

I very, very much agree with this!

 

[Turk_rivals223269]

Get Olah off the effing floor!!!!!!!!!!!! I can rebound better than him. Collins, wake up, assess the practice....he has a club foot and is eaten us alive.

 

[Turk_rivals223269]

The only good news is that our productivity will be back next year.

 

[Turk_rivals223269]

Put Joey Van Damm in there and take Olah out. Him and Pardon the Interruption should be in there