Game thread for Northwestern vs. Illinois

[scoobycat]

Shot selection and defense were awful to start 2nd half

 

[SDakaGordie]

Also, that foul on Verhoeven was bullshit, he didn't even touch him.

He jumped into his shooting spot so the shooter could not land.

 

[bjm989]

They were going to make a couple threes. They’ve just done that. We’re up 8. Score here and get a couple stops and it can be 14 again. But our D hasn’t been doing what it did in H1. Gotta get back to that.

 

[DarkSide576]

Berry and Audige need shots to fall. Audige looks out of sorts. We cannot win with Buie alone, tonight.

 

[GatoLouco]

This is not unexpected. They’re at home they were likely going to make a run. But I trust we are confident and will stay composed

 

[bjm989]

Berry and Audige need shots to fall. Audige looks out of sorts. We cannot win with Buie alone, tonight.

They are going to be all over Buie in the second half, so he’s going to have to take good shots and also look to get his guys scoring as well. He should stop shooting, just realize that others might be open with the focus on him.

 

[NUCat320]

Berry and Audige need shots to fall. Audige looks out of sorts. We cannot win with Buie alone, tonight.

Right now:
Boo - 24 points
Barney - 7
Chase - 5
Beran - 3
Everybody else: zero

Non-Boos are 5 of 27 from the field.

 

[bjm989]

Right now:
Boo - 24 points
Barney - 7
Chase - 5
Beran - 3
Everybody else: zero

Non-Boos are 5 of 27 from the field.

I like BB going hard to the rim. Keep it up. Makes good things happen.

 

[GrandRapidsCatFan]

We bent but we didn't break. Let's go Cats!

 

[Jonny2TheP]

Geez Boo. Have yourself a night young man.

 

[HawkCat]

Have to love that we pushed back after the run.

 

[EagerFan]

I don't even with Boo's last shot. It looked like it climbed up the net and then down into it.

 

[zbag51]

At some point Illinois will probably make some sort of run. Just need to minimize it, keep playing hard D, and don’t let it get out of hand.

Let’s hope that was it. Boo is absolutely killing it tonight.

 

[SmellyCat]

Punch. Taken.

let’s go Cats.

 

[DaCat]

Career high for Buie tonight

 

[bjm989]

We bent but we didn't break. Let's go Cats!

The D really brought us back. chase almost had that steal at half court but the next possession he pressured his man into driving and making a bad pass. Gotta keep that up!

 

[mekCat]

Maybe we don't need a third scorer. Or a second.

 

[ThatkidfromHolland]

All B1G performance by Buie and there’s still 12 min left

 

[PurpWildCatNation]

Martinelli must be in the dog house right now

 

[zbag51]

Keep up the D and feed Boo.

 

[SDakaGordie]

UofI was driving hard on us to make their run. We seemed to adjust.

 

[bjm989]

7-1 center on the floor for a jump ball.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Ty Berry has also really become a SMART player on both sides of the court. He’s able to contribute on both sides of the ball even when he’s cold.

 

[DarkSide576]

The fouls are an issue

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Ty Berry has also really become a SMART player on both sides of the court. He’s able to contribute on both sides of the ball even when he’s cold.

I posted that literally four seconds before he fouled the three point shooter lol

 

[SDakaGordie]

Ty Berry has also really become a SMART player on both sides of the court. He’s able to contribute on both sides of the ball even when he’s cold.

Jinx

 

[NUCat320]

The fouls are an issue

Never has there been a more appropriate screen name. Lolol

 

[ThatkidfromHolland]

What a 3. That was good D too.

 

[EagerFan]

Brooks with an in/out three, sad panda here.

 

[DarkSide576]

Boo is tired. Someone else please step up.

 

[Titanium999]

Pedal to the metal! We got em!

 

[bjm989]

Boo is tired. Someone else please step up.

Need. Chase to hit 4 in a row. He was just short on that last drive and skin shot.

 

[GrandRapidsCatFan]

This is sadly the second half I was afraid of, but still, when have I been in the position of worrying about losing a second half lead against a top big ten team rather than having to fight from behind? What a season...

 

[GrandRapidsCatFan]

Pedal to the metal! We got em!

Cementing our position in the ZZ Top 25!!!

 

[SDakaGordie]

This is sadly the second half I was afraid of, but still, when have I been in the position of worrying about losing a second half lead against a top big ten team rather than having to fight from behind? What a season...

The last two years we had plenty of leads in the second half.

 

[ballerog711]

Need to keep going to the basket, stop settling

 

[GatoLouco]

We need some aggressive Chase to close this out

 

[NUCat320]

We need some aggressive Chase to close this out

Yuuuuuuge getting his miss.

 

[12375CAT]

C'mon Big Cats. Finish this thing 👍 !

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Like Shannon instead of TJD…