+/- for the Battle for Intercardinal Compass Domination

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Player	Minutes	NU Pts	NE Pts	Raw +/-	Player +/-	Net +/-	Box +/-
Berry	32	65	45	+19			20.0
Barnhizer	38	81	58	+23			19.1
Nicholson	24	57	35	+22			7.75
Mullins	14	27	25	+2			7.30
Leach	33	78	48	+30			6.60
Martinelli	34	71	49	+22			1.30
Hunger	14	24	23	+1			-2.60

I declared "Garbage Time" with 1:56 to play and the Wildcats ahead 81-58. Ciaravino and Windham played 51 seconds of non-garbage time, but it was inconsequential.

Ty Berry and Brooks Barnhizer led the way for NU. Barnhizer put up 21 points, 10 defensive rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and no turnovers. A stellar game.
Berry made 5 of 7 from 3 and 8 of 10 overall, with 3 rebounds, 2 assists 3 steals and no turnovers...
Nick Martinelli was not at his best, going 6 of 13 from the floor, with 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 turnovers.

The starters (Nicholson/Martinelli/Barnhizer/Berry/Leach) dug a 11-2 hole in the first 3:30 but ended up winning 47-27 in 21 minutes of game time.
Lineup #2 (Hunger/Martinelli/Barnhizer/Mullins/Leach) went 12-7 in about 4 minutes.

jalen Leach turned the ball over in 2 of our first 3 possessions when doubled and trapped at midcourt. Collins then had Martinelli and Barnhizer bringing the ball up and that changed the dynamic. Cause for concern against teams like Penn State who are athletic and pressure the ball constantly.

 

[EagerFan]

Northeastern seemed to have prepped to deny Nick the ball inside. When a pass went in to him, they moved to double and triple team him - also trying to pick his pocket with a guy coming in from behind. This could have been a winning strategy if Ty had another off night shooting.

Ty and Jalen went 8 of 12 from three. The rest of the team went 1 of 13.

 

[rwhitney014]

Northeastern seemed to have prepped to deny Nick the ball inside. When a pass went in to him, they moved to double and triple team him - also trying to pick his pocket with a guy coming in from behind. This could have been a winning strategy if Ty had another off night shooting.

Ty and Jalen went 8 of 12 from three. The rest of the team went 1 of 13.

Other than the obvious - points are how you win - this is the key to Berry/Leach/someone hitting 3s each night. It keeps defenses from taking the lane away from Brooks and Nick. We'll see lots of this, but we can exploit and neutralize it by hitting our 3s.