Game Thread: Northwestern at Iowa

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (6-2) hits the road to play at Iowa (6-1) for their Big Ten season opener. The game will tip off at 6 pm and air on Peacock.

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Arena is empty. So strange.

 

[EagerFan]

Cats taking lots of threes, made one so far. Looking pretty tight and awkward so far to the first tv timeout.

 

[Arlcatsfan]

We just have to start shooting better.

 

[EagerFan]

Smith with a nice defense under the basket.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Ty Berry needs to return to form or this team is screwed, full stop

 

[GatoLouco]

It’s just very strange that Sandfort is their best player and we already twice had guys in the wrong place on the help side on him. He scored two three pointers that were very avoidable. You have to know who you are guarding.

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Thelwell killing the Cats.

 

[EagerFan]

Well this is embarrassing.

 

[jensberg]

Well this is embarrassing.

Pretty simple. They can shoot and we can't. This team is quite a ways from being an NCAA tournament team.

 

[NUcats92]

This team seems so lost without Buie, and so un****ing prepared It’s not even funny….

 

[Alvious]

Whoever picked us to finish 16th in the Big Ten may have overrated us slightly.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

And we let them smartly roll the ball for 10 seconds and steal an entire possession I ****ing HATE IT when teams ignore this, that’s just like allowing a steal because you wouldn’t send one guy to jog up and contest STUPID

 

[jensberg]

And we let them smartly roll the ball for 10 seconds and steal an entire possession I ****ing HATE IT when teams ignore this, that’s just like allowing a steal because you wouldn’t send one guy to jog up and contest STUPID

What happened to our defense they're shooting over 70% from both three and two

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

This game isn’t over yet.

 

[Arlcatsfan]

Could have been worse. Iowa couldn't miss and until with about 4 mins. to go in the half NU couldn't hit. Down 11 at half..
Lets come out strong and see what happens. We're not out of this yet.

 

[GatoLouco]

How is it that Iowa always looks like a final four team against us???

 

[EagerFan]

Crazy foul call against Ty under the net.

 

[hdhntr1]

Arena is empty. So strange.

Cold and early

 

[ThatkidfromHolland]

Sloppy D combined with dumb passes and Iowa hitting crazy shots in the 1st half. Hopefully that run is the start of cleaned up play now that Iowa has cooled off some.

 

[stpaulcat]

Sounds as though my decision to sign up for Peacock was the correct one.

 

[EagerFan]

Ty Berry starting to hit his threes. He might be playing a bit angry.

Iowa has been absolutely killing us on fast breaks for easy layups. Their offense has been ticking nicely on that, but Cats have been defending well in the half court in recent minutes.

I think Hunger, who screwed Brooks' drive up hard, just successfully stopped that guard's drive n shoot. Wow.

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Usually when a team comes back like this, they lose steam. Let’s hope it’s different tonight.

 

[No Chores]

'Cats up 1 - now down 1

 

[GatoLouco]

How many super bunnies have we missed? 3? 4? That last one by Hunger was maddening.

 

[FeralFelidae]

The refs are now calling fouls on NU on every Iowa trip down the floor.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Refe doing their best ti screw Leech and Berry

 

[Gatabowl]

Refe doing their best ti screw Leech and Berry

And Berry is actually knocking down shots.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

And Berry is actually knocking down shots.

He’s come alive! And Leech is a hot-cold guy and has gotten hot

 

[EagerFan]

These refs are really confusing me. They're calling fouls that aren't there and missing fouls that seem pretty blatant. And not just against the Cats although it feels that way.

 

[EagerFan]

Holy crap, three guys grabbing both arms and Matt his the floor hard. That had better be flagrant. None of them made a move towards the ball, it was all arms.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Absolute dagger from Berry.

 

[GatoLouco]

I really wish CC left Matt in there.

 

[FeralFelidae]

I'm starting to like our chances.

 

[AdamOnFirst]

In what universe is that a foul on Hunger

THE BALL HAS NOT LIED

 

[FeralFelidae]

In what universe is that a foul on Hunger

THE BALL HAS NOT LIED

They missed the free throw anyway. Iowa has wasted their homer calls by missing free throws.

 

[GatoLouco]

I really wish CC left Matt in there.

Hunger did his best to keep IA in the game. Missed bunny and two and one fouls. Yuck.

 

[EagerFan]

Smith is trying, but he shouldn't be the guy defending the ball. 0.8 seconds on the clock.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Welp

 

[AdamOnFirst]

Are you joking me