Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Indiana

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (11-7, 2-5 Big Ten) hosts Indiana (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) tonight at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The game will tip off at 6 pm and air on BTN.

 

[its_the_sauce]

Boy, not many students and it's 2 minutes to game time

 

[EagerFan]

Not a good look for home court

It’s a balmy 20ish degrees out, too.

 

[SmellyCat]

How does Fitz already have blood on his uniform? Did Nicholson drip on him?

Happy to see Berry hit a three and Barney get a couple of early baskets. And they mentioned Martinelli is now the leading scorer in the Big Ten (and averages more than 40 minutes a game in conference play!) and has already seven points tonight.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Where is everybody? Student section, Wilson Club, empty seats all over.

 

[EagerFan]

Two point game at the 12 minute mark. Lots of unforced errors on both sides.

 

[EagerFan]

I don’t know how that wasn’t a big foul on bigMatt, whacked the guy on the top of the head as they crashed to the ground.

 

[EagerFan]

Ty feeling it. What a difference that can make for this team.

 

[SmellyCat]

Berry berry good!

 

[zbag51]

Still playing sloppy

 

[GatoLouco]

Turnover sitch is a bit silly

 

[SmellyCat]

Hunger NOT in street clothes. Wonder if we'll see him (and/or Mullins) tonight.

 

[Jonny2TheP]

We typically are great at limiting turnovers but shoot like shit. Total opposite tonight.

 

[TheC]

Sooo inconsistent

 

[TejasCat]

Quit doubling, we have given up 9 points on 3 doubles

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Our clock operator has got to go.

 

[SmellyCat]

Martinelli on bench corresponds well with a long scoring drought. Coincidence?

 

[TheC]

We are a crummy shooting team. It's so hard to beat these BIG teams without making the wide open 3s.

 

[TheC]

Portal musts.... a decent big man and a 3 point shooter

 

[TejasCat]

People not named Ty have 4 field goals

 

[zbag51]

That 10 point lead evaporated in record time

 

[TheC]

Cant even make free throws. This is unreal.

 

[EagerFan]

Their rebounding is really helped by shoving our guys out of the way. I suspect we’d do better down low not being their chairs.

 

[its_the_sauce]

And the point of calling time out with .8 left?

 

[TheC]

Worst stretch of the season. We have 0 field goals and 2 free throws over the final 10 minutes. That's awful basketball.

 

[GatoLouco]

We had them on the ropes at 23-13 with a great Berry stretch. We could have built a comfortable lead. Woof

 

[SmellyCat]

Ugh...ugly second quarter.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Worst ten minutes this year. May be enough to ruin our year.

 

[jensberg]

We had them on the ropes at 23-13 with a great Berry stretch. We could have built a comfortable lead. Woof

After they took Barry out we couldn't do anything. Amazing poor shooting including free throws this team has no one who can shoot other than Barry when he is on. No way this team makes the tournament. Sad because they're all such hard workers and try hard but if you can't shoot you aren't going anywhere.

 

[TejasCat]

And the point of calling time out with .8 left?

Use it or lose it

 

[SmellyCat]

That 10 point lead evaporated in record time

That's the thing. It really didn't. I didn't think Indiana played well during that stretch at all, and they had to work for their points. It's just NU just stopped doing anything offensively and Indiana did a little bit offensively at the same time.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Worst stretch of the season. We have 0 field goals and 2 free throws over the final 10 minutes. That's awful basketball.

More missed free throws than points. What a painful stretch of basketball. A miracle we’re only down 6. Plenty for Coach to yell about at halftime.

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

I thought the Freshman were playing to generate offense?

 

[Arlcatsfan]

Very disappointing. If it wasn't for Berry we would have 15 pts. We can't shoot missed 5 or 6 FT's. Bad turnovers. 20 mins. to go to turn this game around. Down by 6 so it's anyone's game.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Barnhizer, Martinelli and Berry are combined 8 for 14.
Rest of guys are 0 for 12.

Mullins clearly told to shoot or you won't play.

 

[SmellyCat]

Just want to let you all know I changed Northwestern shirts at halftime.

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Just want to let you all know I changed Northwestern shirts at halftime.

There you go.

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

I hate to panic but this half will determine the season.

 

[ThatkidfromHolland]

Ty is playing awesome. That rebound was great.

 

[SmellyCat]

"Barnhizer is tougher than a $2 steak" - how long has Brandon Gaudin been sitting on that one?