Game thread for Northwestern vs. Illinois

[EagerFan]

Shannon is feeling it. We need some offensive plays to get the other cats involved and some free throws.

 

[NUCat320]

This will be a fun finish.

Protect the ball. Get good shots.

 

[DarkSide576]

A lot of time

 

[HawkCat]

Time for the team to show its mettle again.

 

[GatoLouco]

Shannon is feeling it. We need some offensive plays to get the other cats involved and some free throws.

Audige is an athletic dude. But Shanon is a freak. When Audige tries to go at him on penetration you can feel Shannon’s physicality prevail every time.

 

[DarkSide576]

Berry cannot hit anything

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Ffs

 

[GatoLouco]

Beran is a senior and is so unwilling to be aggressive we are closing this out on small ball.

 

[TheC]

Blowing an 18 point lead is a crusher

 

[bjm989]

Beran is a senior and is so unwilling to be aggressive we are closing this out on small ball.

This is where BB steps up. They are just different players on O.

 

[NUCat320]

Blowing an 18 point lead is a crusher

They’re just toying with us. BB and BB got this.

 

[EagerFan]

They keep reviewing the ball going out, but they didn't seem to notice the defender pushing on Boo at the shot.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

😒

 

[AdamOnFirst]

So many misses at the rack tonight, even by Boo

 

[GatoLouco]

They keep reviewing the ball going out, but they didn't seem to notice the defender pushing on Boo at the shot.

Or Hawkins hitting the backboard

 

[AdamOnFirst]

A great great defensive possession leg and you can’t get the board

 

[GatoLouco]

Missed fouling Hawkins

 

[DarkSide576]

We blew it

 

[TheC]

This was a dumb loss

 

[EagerFan]

And that's all she wrote. Boo needed more help.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Terrible collapse. Too much ****ing around and finding out with poor second half efforts.

 

[NUCat320]

Yuck

 

[bjm989]

Had plenty of chances down the line. Not a great final possession.

 

[TheC]

Guys play hard but just not enough skill on this team

 

[AdamOnFirst]

What hideous shooting games by Chase and Berry

 

[DarkSide576]

I hope the team learns from this loss. Nothing is ever easy.

 

[samuirocks]

Bui is hogging the ball. Is so easy to defend they just stop him. We need to mix it up

 

[PurpWildCatNation]

2nd half was atrocious... just stopped running the offense in favor of running out the clock and forcing 1v1's. Yuck.

 

[all4theillini]

Blowing an 18 point lead is a crusher

Tough to win when the Orange Inferno gets cranked up. You have a good team. Good luck the rest of the way.

 

[GatoLouco]

Tough. Forget about no 3rd scorer. We had no 2nd. And at a point, Boo was probably wiped out.

 

[bjm989]

Guys play hard but just not enough skill on this team

Garbage take.

 

[TheC]

Garbage take.

Ok… tell me who has offensive game besides Boo?

 

[SmellyCat]

NU is still a GREAT team. They will learn from this and bounce back, no doubt.

 

[HawkCat]

Can’t be surprised at that loss. We deserved it. Everyone other than Boo and Barnhizer was hot garbage tonight. We cannot rely on one player to win.

 

[freewillie07]

Guys play hard but just not enough skill on this team

Lol, never post on game threads dude.

 

[GatoLouco]

Bui is hogging the ball. Is so easy to defend they just stop him. We need to mix it up

Very weird take

 

[NUCat320]

Bui is hogging the ball. Is so easy to defend they just stop him. We need to mix it up

Non-Boos we’re 10-for-39. He was it.

Now the challenge is to leave this half in Champaign and come out strong for a tough, early game against the Terps.

 

[CappyNU]

Credit to Illinois for adjusting in the second half and putting Harris on Buie, that changed the game, along with their expected regression to the mean shooting 3s. Sucks, but we're still in ok shape.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Ok… tell me who has offensive game besides Boo?

Barnheiser was good tonight

 

[TheC]

Tough to win when the Orange Inferno gets cranked up. You have a good team. Good luck the rest of the way.

Get lost. What kind of jackass comes to an opponent’s board after an emotional game like that?