NUera said:

I rarely say this, but the refs really did decide the game with their poor officiating

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Me too. It actually bothers my other NU fan friends/family how much I won’t get down on refs for calls and their impact on a game. I have a reputation in the group of being that guy.

But this game truly was decided by the refs. And it’s too bad, cause it could have been a great game without them stealing the show with so many one-sided bad calls.

hdhntr1 said:

It was even worse if you saw the whole game, PSU was in the double bonus in the first half in the first 8 minutes. They were in the bonus very quickly in second half too. And we had 3 fouls on Barnhizer, Leach, and 3 on Berry quickly changing complexion of the game early. Luckily our Frosh came in and were not phased (though they had them in foul trouble as well.

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In the second half, it took all of four and a half minutes for them to get in the bonus. They were in the double bonus within seven minutes and 15 seconds.

So Penn State was in the double bonus for 25 of the 40 minutes of the game. As I said in another thread, it’s actually pretty remarkable we were that close and had a chance to win it in the closing seconds considering that fact above and the two bad goaltending related calls. Says a lot about the team’s resilience, but there’s only so much you can overcome.

ThatkidfromHolland said:

Two hands on Matt pushing him out off bounds no call after the goaltend debacle. Sucks when refs impact a game like that.

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I rarely say this, but the refs really did decide the game with their poor officiating

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PurpleWhiteBoy said:

My computer algorithm is telling me PSU 72 NU 68...
Torvik says PSU 73 NU 70

NU has played a few games without Barnhizer, so we're better than our rating....
So I'll go NU 71 PSU 70

But the little voice in my head is laughing "You know its a bad matchup! Don't be such a homer..."

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But it is a road game

cedricmelons said:

They're not going to intentionally foul with a 2 point lead.

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He is a career 45% FT shooter who banked one in earlier in the game. It’s the smart play

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NJcatsfan said:

Setting aside the insane phantom whistle/stolen bucket and the missed obvious foul at the end, Penn State scored 43% of its point total from free throws. They had 45 FTs awarded. That is egregious.

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Don't forget the Goal Tending No Call earlier in the game

4IUSox2 said:

Missed the NU game. Just saw the replay of the screw job by refs at the end. Unreal!!! Can’t believe CC wasn’t more irate.

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It was even worse if you saw the whole game, PSU was in the double bonus in the first half in the first 8 minutes. They were in the bonus very quickly in second half too. And we had 2 fouls on Barnhizer, Leach, and 3 on Berry quickly changing complexion of the game early. Luckily our Frosh came in and were not phased (though they had them in foul trouble as well.

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Setting aside the insane phantom whistle/stolen bucket and the missed obvious foul at the end, Penn State scored 43% of its point total from free throws. They had 45 FTs awarded. That is egregious.

EagerFan said:

I feel like we haven't really done that much this year tho, even against the teams that press really hard we've not tried to make them pay more than a handful of times that I've seen. That's really the best way to break the press imho, score a quick basket every time they try it.

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The coaches tend to want them playing under control. Go too fast and whole game breaks down for them

Missed the NU game. Just saw the replay of the screw job by refs at the end. Unreal!!! Can’t believe CC wasn’t more irate.

PurpleWhiteBoy said:

Not sure Mullins can handle Baldwin... but the thing to worry about it Baldwin taking the ball from our primary ballhandler, whomever it may be.

That Pratt kid on Northeastern (#3) was able to beat Mullins off the dribble and get to the glass and score at least twice. In fact we couldn't defend him without help.

Kern is a good 6'6" player for PSU.

We may run into foul trouble since both teams go inside for most of their shots.

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Plus Mullins tends to get a lot of fouls called on him

Skunkpilot said:

Why doesn’t Collin’s ever press??

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We really don't have the depth only going 7 deep. Takes a lot of energy and fouls can go both ways Plus don't have enough guys that are quick enough. And we are pretty good getting TOs in half court

curdog said:

It if I’m PSU and I see him on the court, I cover the other 4 and leave him open. He gets the inbounds and then gets fouled.
I still don’t get it.

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They're not going to intentionally foul with a 2 point lead.

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Well I need to walk away for the night before I blow a gasket.

EagerFan said:

I think he was out of position in the motion, but I totally understand why they wanted him, Brooks, and Nick in at the end for the dunks and put backs. Cats tied it up that way before the refs decided they couldn't allow that.

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It if I’m PSU and I see him on the court, I cover the other 4 and leave him open. He gets the inbounds and then gets fouled.
I still don’t get it.

MDR tb would be a better affliction to wish on them