The Wildcats faced a quality opponent in just their 2nd game of the season, taking down Dayton 71-66. Here are the numbers for the victory...
Martinelli only played 19 minutes, but NU thrived when he was on the court. 4 of 6 from the field, with 3 steals (the official scorer gave him a 4th as time expired, but I didn't count that).
Barnhizer had a strong game, with Langborg playing a team-high 39 minutes. All 3 of those guys are not afraid to shoot.
Not too surprisingly, NU was most successful when Martinelli played the 4 and Barnhizer played the 3. In almost 18 minutes of action, NU outscored Dayton 41-22. Thats rather remarkable.
Of course the flipside of that is when Barnhizer played the 4, NU got outscored 39-28. When the frontcourt was Preston/Barnhizer we got smoked 17-5. When the frontcourt was Nicholson/Barnhizer, we held our own, winning 23-22. I mentioned before the season that I thought Preston/Barnhizer might not be big enough for Big Ten competition... Something to keep an eye on.
Justin Mullins and Luke Hunger did not play at all.
Jordan Clayton did not play in the 2nd half, even when Buie went to the bench with 4 fouls. In the first half, when Clayton was in the game, Dayton scored 14 points in 6 minutes.
It was a nice win, even though Dayton lost their starting point guard in their season opener. He was their 2nd best player.
At this point in the season Matt Nicholson looks a half-step slow and a little heavy compared to last season.
Coach Collins only has 7 players he trusts currently... Going to need 1 or 2 more by the time January rolls around.
Player | Minutes | NU Pts | Dayton Pts | Raw +/- | Player Adj | Net |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martinelli | 19 | 43 | 27 | +16 | +1.55 | +17.55 |
Barnhizer | 38 | 69 | 61 | +8 | +3.95 | +11.95 |
Langborg | 39 | 67 | 66 | +1 | +4.34 | +5.34 |
Nicholson | 24 | 40 | 35 | +5 | -2.29 | +2.71 |
Buie | 32 | 57 | 53 | +4 | -2.39 | +1.61 |
Berry | 26 | 46 | 46 | +0 | -2.34 | -2.34 |
Preston | 15 | 27 | 28 | -1 | -2.83 | -3.83 |
Clayton | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 0.00 | -8.00 |
Martinelli only played 19 minutes, but NU thrived when he was on the court. 4 of 6 from the field, with 3 steals (the official scorer gave him a 4th as time expired, but I didn't count that).
Barnhizer had a strong game, with Langborg playing a team-high 39 minutes. All 3 of those guys are not afraid to shoot.
Not too surprisingly, NU was most successful when Martinelli played the 4 and Barnhizer played the 3. In almost 18 minutes of action, NU outscored Dayton 41-22. Thats rather remarkable.
Of course the flipside of that is when Barnhizer played the 4, NU got outscored 39-28. When the frontcourt was Preston/Barnhizer we got smoked 17-5. When the frontcourt was Nicholson/Barnhizer, we held our own, winning 23-22. I mentioned before the season that I thought Preston/Barnhizer might not be big enough for Big Ten competition... Something to keep an eye on.
Justin Mullins and Luke Hunger did not play at all.
Jordan Clayton did not play in the 2nd half, even when Buie went to the bench with 4 fouls. In the first half, when Clayton was in the game, Dayton scored 14 points in 6 minutes.
It was a nice win, even though Dayton lost their starting point guard in their season opener. He was their 2nd best player.
At this point in the season Matt Nicholson looks a half-step slow and a little heavy compared to last season.
Coach Collins only has 7 players he trusts currently... Going to need 1 or 2 more by the time January rolls around.