TAKEAWAYS: NU 75 BSU 67

[lou v]

Well, that was fun. Let's do it again on Saturday.

https://northwestern.rivals.com/news/march-madness-takeaways-northwestern-75-boise-state-67

 

[NUCat320]

Nice job, Matt and Lou.

I think the observation that Boo wasn’t facing a B1G defense is probably the most important one. I don’t know how hurt Shaver was — he looked way gimpy at the start of the second, and not as bad as the half progressed — but there was nobody who could keep Boo from where he wanted to go.

NU also didn’t maintain the defensive intensity — as measured by defensive rebounding, and by turnovers forced — in the second half.

I appreciate the specific callout to the Berry offensive board, which swung from Boo to Chase’s corner three. That was the biggest play of the game, following Rice’s game-tying three when NU just kind of …let him pull up on the break.

 

[KramerCat91]

Boise had no shot blocker. We took a lot of shots in the paint this game.