Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Iowa

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) hosts Iowa (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) tonight at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Both teams are part of a four-way tie for 13th in the conference with USC and Minnesota. A win moves the team up into T-12th with Rutgers and in prime position to earn a spot in the conference tourney. A loss drops the team into sole possession of 16th.

The game is set to tip at 8 pm and will air on FS1.

 

[EagerFan]

B1G game tonight. Place fairly empty with 10 minutes left to tip.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Hopefully the less-experienced Chicago-area guys Ciaravino, Clayton and Mullins put up solid performances for their friends and families.
Windham's only bad game in 5 was the one home game against Nebraska.
Can't afford to be nervous. Get after it!

 

[zbag51]

5 minutes to go, pretty sparse still. Decent number of iowa fans. Including right in front of me. 😡

 

[SmellyCat]

NU needs this one bad. I don't want to count on beating UCLA or Maryland. Let's bank this one and then play with house money Monday. Let's go Cats!

 

[EagerFan]

Most of both rows behind me are empty. I guess that’s good as they’re usually full of visitor fans.

Students have a decent turnout at the 15 minute mark.

 

[SmellyCat]

Thelwell has a nice-looking three-point shot.

Windham's three-point shot always looks like it's going left, but it still goes in.

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Let’s go! Defensively they are great so far.

 

[EagerFan]

Iowa 2 is quick, but he’s small and constantly reaching in and grabbing. They need to be calling him more, but he flops pretty spectacularly.

Cats missing some easy buckets, but doing well enough so far. Iowa playing badly, that can’t last, can it?

 

[EagerFan]

Is it just me, or does Mullins shoot knuckle balls from three?

 

[SmellyCat]

Cats missing some easy buckets, but doing well enough so far. Iowa playing badly, that can’t last, can it?

Both teams shooting poorly, so if Iowa's bad shooting can't last, then neither can NU's!

 

[SmellyCat]

I see Nicholson has just three rebounds, but he's been a monster tipping the ball this way and that.

 

[EagerFan]

He had a nice block to create a shot clock violation, too

 

[TheC]

Can't believe we're winning as bad as Nick is shooting

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Nice half. Excellent intensity.

 

[jensberg]

He had a nice block to create a shot clock violation, too

Not a good activity so far from several players need to get Martinelli going

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Can't believe we're winning as bad as Nick is shooting

He’s going off in the 2nd half.

 

[EagerFan]

Matt getting some blocks tonight. Half time lead pretty small, but yeah Nick has missed a lot of bunnies.

Team working the D hard. A lot of iowas points are , painfully, at the last few seconds or on a rebound.

 

[DaCat]

Nick had some shots go in and out, and I agree, he should have a big second half.

 

[prez77]

KJ's going to be a very fine player.

 

[zbag51]

KJ's going to be a very fine player.

He’s looking great tonight

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Nicholson is playing a hell of a game.

 

[EagerFan]

Matt takes a shot to the eye, out of the game, common foul.

 

[SmellyCat]

I think time stopped while Fitzmorris was in the air on that dunk.

 

[EagerFan]

I need some me replay on that shot to the eye but they won’t show it for some reason.

 

[SmellyCat]

KJ's going to be a very fine player.

He might already be. Love his swagger. Even more, I like his scoring. On a night where Marty and Berry aren't doing much offensively, Windham is carrying the load.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Windham gets faked out of his shorts, but pulls them back up and makes another 3. Love it!

 

[zbag51]

I need some me replay on that shot to the eye but they won’t show it for some reason.

It’s almost as if it should have been more than a common foul….

 

[EagerFan]

The way Keenan gets shoved out of the way, we might see a lot of that next year unless the incoming frost put on some serious weight over the summer.

 

[TheC]

So we get another key starter knocked out. What have we done to deserve this?

 

[SmellyCat]

That close-up look at Nicholson on the bench did not look good. Given how much Fitz just played, I'm thinking we've seen the last of Nicholson tonight.

 

[DaCat]

I need some me replay on that shot to the eye but they won’t show it for some reason.

Seemed flagrant to me. The Iowa player made a vicious swipe at Nicholson.

 

[GatoLouco]

He might already be. Love his swagger. Even more, I like his scoring. On a night where Marty and Berry aren't doing much offensively, Windham is carrying the load.

I saw the kid play 3 times last year. And I saw a B1G potential player… down the road. What I did not see is that swagger you mentioned, the attitude. It’s like he’s a junior in his confidence.

 

[TheC]

Nick should never leave Dix. Their big man is terrible. No need to double.

 

[SmellyCat]

Martinelli looks tired. This is the hardest 10 points he's gotten all year.

 

[TheC]

Martinelli looks tired. This is the hardest 10 points he's gotten all year.

I'm sorry, but I think it's stupid that he never comes out

 

[TheC]

Great little run!

 

[DaCat]

This group of Cats have killer instinct.