Second-half thread for NU vs. Nebraska

lou v

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Northwestern goes into the half up 37-34 thanks to quite a bit of help from Nebraska, which has hit just 5 of 14 free throws and committed 10 turnovers.

Kopp is carrying the load with 14 points.
 

CatManTrue

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Northwestern goes into the half up 37-34 thanks to quite a bit of help from Nebraska, which has hit just 5 of 14 free throws and committed 10 turnovers.

Kopp is carrying the load with 14 points.
AKA the “how will NU blow this halftime lead” thread.

Good Lord do we need a win.
 

zbag51

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Man, if nebbie wasn’t absolutely terrible at FTs we’d be getting destroyed
 

lou v

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NU has four turnovers in the first four minutes of the second half.

This is certainly a game befitting the two worst teams in the Big Ten:

- 25 combined turnovers after 24 minutes
- Nebraska is 6-14 on FTs
- Northwestern is 3-13 on 3s
 

jensberg

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They are completely out playing us now and their better speed and athleticism showing.
 

Hungry Jack

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Nebby 6-18 at the stripe. How can a team be so bad at shooting FTs on its home court?
 
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Pete Nance has started to show a little something. I like the facilitating he’s doing on the offensive end. Looks much more comfortable out there.
 

SmellyCat

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What is the record for lowest percentage with at least 25 attempts? Right now they’re 7-25 - 28%.
 

TheC

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What is the record for lowest percentage with at least 25 attempts? Right now they’re 7-25 - 28%.
I'm a little worried about our FTs right now. We need to make them down the stretch.
 
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Young got a warning for baiting a foul via flop earlier...wish the refs could do the same to Mack with his blatant leg kick on every three point attempt.
 

RhabdoWildcat

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There is just something that infects the whole team near the end of games. Yes our talent or experience level is usually less but the way we give away or drop games is maddening.
 

TheC

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There is just something that infects the whole team near the end of games. Yes our talent or experience level is usually less but the way we give away or drop games is maddening.
Our intensity and aggressiveness drops. You can see it. Other teams sense this and they become the aggressors.
 

TheC

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Neither of these horrid teams know how to win.
 

NUCat320

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I feel like we just ignore him in the 2nd half and I simply don't understand it.
It looked like a set play for him. He started in the deep left corner, circled around to set the screen, and popped open at the top.

He would’ve made it.