+/- for the biodegradation of Iowa

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Player	Minutes	NU Pts	Iowa Pts	Raw +/-	Player +/-	Net +/-	Box Pts
Nicholson	17.5	26	23	+3	+5.44	+6.04	8.45
Windham	26.5	42	36	+6	+3.72	+4.92	9.50
Berry	39	62	49	+13	+0.15	+2.75	8.20
Fitzmorris	8.5	13	13	+0	+1.58	+1.58	3.10
Ciaravino	10	11	12	-1	+1.19	+0.99	2.10
Hunger	13	26	17	+9	-1.98	-0.18	1.40
Martinelli	39	65	53	+12	-3.05	-0.65	5.70
Clayton	15	23	17	+6	-2.33	-1.13	0.30
Mullins	31.5	57	45	+12	-4.72	-2.32	2.40

Star of the game will have to be shared by Matt Nicholson and KJ Windham. Thats seems unfair to KJ, but Nicholson was possibly playing his best game of the year before being jabbed in the eye by Iowa's Dix.
How that wasn't a flagrant foul - its beyond my comprehension. Matt could have suffered a life-altering injury there, but I don't think the refs even reviewed the play. If so, the double-standards in the Big Ten are disgusting. (If they did review the play, then they're just idiots).

Anyhow, Windham was phenomenal. Probably goes without saying. I feel confident when he is on the court.
Ty Berry and Nick Martinelli both helped secure the victory. Berry's box score was nice and clean. 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 0 turnovers.
Martinelli had an off night shooting, but contributed 3 offensive rebounds, 6 defensive rebounds and 2 assists against 2 turnovers.
Fitzmorris and Hunger both contributed off the bench - and held together over the last 17 minutes while Nicholson received medical attention.

Jordan Clayton had a zero assist, zero turnover performance, but he didn't hurt the team.
Justin Mullins seemed like he played pretty solid defense (as did Ciaravino) and went 4 of 6 from the floor, but played 31 minutes and only got 2.4 pts for his overall boxscore.
Ultimately Mullins did less to help the team win than other guys on the court with him. At least as measured by the stats.

And the Cats roll on, with two tough opponents ahead. The KenPoms of the world will tell you that NU has played back-to-back-to-back strong games.
And they might tell you that our defense is significantly improved lately...
And I would say - our offense is looking better. The ball moves and we're looking for open shots. More guys are involved. And it isn't so stagnant, although it was on occasion last night.

Oddly, I enjoy watching Wildcats 2.0 more than the predecessor.

 

[Hungry Jack]

I was bellowing "FLAGRANT!!!" like a demented wildebeest after the Matt foul. Obviously, my exhortations went unheeded.

Nick was hounded in the paint last night. Glad his teammates made Iowa pay. KJ was the biggest beneficiary--as he should be.

Poor Gelo is really out of sorts. I hope he just keeps trying to use his athleticism to make plays. It will come.

I have visions of Mullins becoming a 40% spot-up 3 guy who occasionally slashes and dunks while playing great defense. There were a few glimpses last night.

 

[rwhitney014]

Does anyone have any reporting on Nicholson’s availability for Monday and beyond? We need him.

 

[Davidgolds5]

Does anyone have any reporting on Nicholson’s availability for Monday and beyond? We need him.

I don’t think anything official but I would presume that most abrasions of the eye would be ok to play a few days later, unless it was an uncommon injury.

 

[1830sherman]

How that wasn't a flagrant foul - its beyond my comprehension. Matt could have suffered a life-altering injury there, but I don't think the refs even reviewed the play. If so, the double-standards in the Big Ten are disgusting. (If they did review the play, then they're just idiots).

I saw no evidence that they reviewed the play, which seems both ridiculous and par for the course this year. I'm thinking, off the top of my head, of the Leach ejection for a flagrant 2.

And then there was the IA goal-tend early in the game. Is there an unwritten rule out there among refs that NU cannot get a goal tend call? Ever?

 

[Davidgolds5]

I was at the game. No review was done and they did not show the replay on the screen. Did it look bad? It seems like NU never complains about this stuff which sometimes prompts the officials to check the replay. We are like the anti-Vlad Goldin.

 

[DaCat]

I was at the game. No review was done and they did not show the replay on the screen. Did it look bad? It seems like NU never complains about this stuff which sometimes prompts the officials to check the replay. We are like the anti-Vlad Goldin.

It was a pretty vicious swipe by Dix.

 

[prez77]

Absolutely should have been reviewed and looked like an F1 to me

 

[Jonny2TheP]

Definitely not intentional, but doesn’t have to be to be a Flagrant 1. Should have been reviewed and upgraded.

 

[No Chores]

Well, it's over and we won, so the only remaining issue is whether MN will be available for our next game.