Game Thread: Northwestern vs. No. 17 Wisconsin

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (12-9, 3-7 Big Ten) hosts No. 17 Wisconsin (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) today at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The game will tip off at 1 pm CT and air on FS1.

 

[its_the_sauce]

WTF...

No bloody marys today??? You're playing Wisconsin.

 

[EagerFan]

Good start with WI missing some wide open shots and their pg not noticing some good cuts.

Mullins ate a choke hold for a few seconds there, but couldn’t get the refs to notice.

 

[ThatkidfromHolland]

Mullins is making an impact defensively. Slowing down the ball with help and closing out on the line.

 

[SmellyCat]

Fitzmorris is the "scoring" center Hunger can't even be.

 

[Hungry Jack]

Great sequence for fitz

 

[SmellyCat]

12-7 when Mullins came in to play with Nicholson. PurpleWhiteBoy Alert!

 

[SDakaGordie]

Great D; terrible O. Rinse and repeat.

 

[EagerFan]

Cats have failed to capitalize on so many turn overs and defensive stops. So far the refs are mostly just staying out of the way.

 

[TheC]

Great D…. no playmaking on offense

 

[jensberg]

12-7 when Mullins came in to play with Nicholson. PurpleWhiteBoy Alert!

Unfortunately we're not able to shoot very well as usual and multiple turnovers trying to feed Nicholson. We could be up by 10 or more. Teams have certainly figured out how to guard Martinelli now

 

[SDakaGordie]

At least the terrible O part.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Game is being lost here. Just too many data points to not predict this.

 

[Hungry Jack]

Game is being lost here. Just too many data points to not predict this.

LOLWAHT

 

[its_the_sauce]

Why was Mullins T'd?

 

[TheC]

Even when Mullens makes a 3 it's only worth 1 point

 

[SDakaGordie]

LOLWAHT

You watching? You want to wager?

 

[EagerFan]

Mullins taunted the bench after the shot. W goes on an 8 point run.

 

[TheC]

It seems like we don't set very good screens. The on ball defender seems to easily get over our screens

 

[jensberg]

Even when Mullens makes a 3 it's only worth 1 point

Now their star players going crazy with 3's

 

[TheC]

Ty warming up now. We need it!

 

[Hungry Jack]

You watching? You want to wager?

A jar of pickled jalapeños

 

[SmellyCat]

Tonje doing an Ace Bailey impersonation.

 

[SDakaGordie]

Ty warming up now. We need it!

Great set run for him. “We have the best sets in the BIG”….per Bardo.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Nice bounce back from the 8-0 run following Mullins” stupid taunting foul.

 

[DaCat]

Hopeful Berry keeps up his hot hand!

 

[SDakaGordie]

A jar of pickled jalapeños

I like your taste. My point is just how frustrating it is to see us piss away opportunities to get significant leads. They come back to haunt us time after time.

 

[jensberg]

I like your taste. My point is just how frustrating it is to see us piss away opportunities to get significant leads. They come back to haunt us time after time.

All things considered, since Barny is not playing and we're playing a top 20 ranked team we're doing better than one would have expected.

 

[EagerFan]

Having Leach and Berry be legit threats from three is so nice. If the pass is crisp, I think we have that Leach to Nick for an easy shot all game.

 

[DaCat]

Tonje doing an Ace Bailey impersonation.

Why does this happen to us? At least the rest of their team has been cold.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

Mullins got the technical because he was responding to something from the Wisconsin bench.
Total bullshit call.

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

12-7 when Mullins came in to play with Nicholson. PurpleWhiteBoy Alert!

All my numbers are tied to Nicholson/Barnhizer/Mullins.

It may be different without Barnhizer. (i.e. Mullins is replacing Barnhizer) and we still have two guards.

 

[Hungry Jack]

Big Matt with the first putback of his career

 

[DaCat]

Refs swallowed their whistle on Nicholson dunk. His arm was slapped.

 

[EagerFan]

We get some luck with Leachs rebound for three.

 

[SmellyCat]

Did Bardo just say he's never seen Nicholson with three dunks in one game?

 

[DaCat]

Hate to complain about refs again, but they never call shooting fouls for us

 

[jensberg]

Hate to complain about refs again, but they never call shooting fouls for us

Wisconsin starting to get three point shots from other players and we are going cold again. Hopefully we can play

 

[EagerFan]

WU takes the lead. Angelo air balls the three after overshooting the last two. Bummer.

 

[TheC]

Gelo three point shot been looking real ugly lately