Well, after a slow start that saw Northwestern miss its first 7 shots, the Cats just flat-out dominated the Hoosiers. After trailing 10-1, they hit 13 of 23 from the floor and outscored IU 34-13. They had a 20-2 run in the middle of it fueled by 5 or 6 IU turnovers and some big dunks --Lumpkin's on the fast break and Benson's two-handed gorilla jam stood out. Indiana has 10 turnovers to 2 for NU at the half.
I've been to a lot of games, and this is the loudest I've heard it in here. There's a lot of IU fans in the building, but the students are just "lit," as they like to say. There were definitely some dangerous decibel levels in that first half.
And how about Barret Benson tonight? He played 10 minutes and had by far his best half of the season. His 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist don't sound like much, but he drew a charge, played some tough defense, and even had a nice assist that led to a Law 3. He gave Pardon a BIG rest in the first half.
I've been to a lot of games, and this is the loudest I've heard it in here. There's a lot of IU fans in the building, but the students are just "lit," as they like to say. There were definitely some dangerous decibel levels in that first half.
And how about Barret Benson tonight? He played 10 minutes and had by far his best half of the season. His 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist don't sound like much, but he drew a charge, played some tough defense, and even had a nice assist that led to a Law 3. He gave Pardon a BIG rest in the first half.
