Game Thread: Northwestern vs. Rutgers

[bjm989]

Nice pass Clayton to Mullins, Shot not falling drive. He picked up 1 foul on Rutgers and assist.

Mullins good looking shot. And another block!

 

[ballerog711]

Mullins got some long ass arms, he was beat on that pla6.

 

[GatoLouco]

I’m not ready to celebrate that 2nd Mullins block as it was after he lost his man on the cut

 

[SDakaGordie]

Barnhizer is really frustrating.

 

[bjm989]

Barnhizer is really frustrating.

Not shooting well tonight. He needs to keep finding other ways to contribute.

 

[GatoLouco]

Can’t wait for half time. Momentum dangerously shifting.

 

[TheC]

Not closing strong

 

[SDakaGordie]

Not shooting well tonight. He needs to keep finding other ways to contribute.

Maybe start playing some perimeter defense as well.

 

[SmellyCat]

Not shooting well tonight. He needs to keep finding other ways to contribute.

Nine rebounds and great D!

 

[SDakaGordie]

Nine rebounds and great D!

Not. He’s responsible for two of their wide open 3s.

 

[TheC]

What the hell is Martinelli doing? That's the only kid making shots for them!

 

[zbag51]

Boo with the final 2 points. Regroup and get ready to play your asses off in the second half!

 

[SmellyCat]

Not. He’s responsible for two of their wide open 3s.

Well, it looked good for most of the half.

Barnhizer's shot though has been way off. Short, wide. Very few have been close to buckets.

 

[GatoLouco]

Take a breath and move away from what we failed on, covering 3 points, a wide open layup… we are up 7 on the road with 35 minutes ejected.

Go cats

 

[TheC]

Who had Mullins as our #2 scorer tonight?

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

What the hell is Martinelli doing? That's the only kid making shots for them!

Martinelli looked like he was pretty close to the shooter on a couple of those shots.

 

[Overly_Invested_Cat]

A 7 point lead at the half without Langborg and Berry. Pretty amazing. Need to keep up the strong defense and rebounding in the 2nd half.

 

[SmellyCat]

Boo - 5-for-7. Rest of team: 5-for-17.

 

[NWBoo]

The Rutgers board moderator (a really pathetic loser named @DJ Spanky) is claiming we won’t make the tournament and referring to us as the “WildKitties.”

**BREAKING** Semi-OT: Ty Berry out for the season for Northwestern

Per Jon Rothstein tweet, Berry tore his meniscus and is out for the season. We already sort of figured he would miss our game, but this could really damage NW's NCAA chances and/or seeding, as they don't have alot of depth.

rutgers.forums.rivals.com

 

[SmellyCat]

Who had Mullins as our #2 scorer tonight?

I predicted Clayton and Mullins would combine for at least two field goals tonight. Already hit that, with 20 minutes to go!

I really really want Clayton to make a basket. I bet he can shoot. He just hasn't yet.

 

[IGNORE2]

Wish some NU student w too much time would compile a trove of video clips of missed calls and bad calls (inserting ref names onto the screen) and send to one of the few NU alum social media accounts to start a video of the day.

The B1G clearly doesn’t care about ref quality. Refs are already petty. I would love some outside the school full frontal attack on them. Embarrass, embarrass, then embarrass some more.

 

[TheC]

Watching Scottie Lindsey right now starting for the G League Bulls tonight

Um.... actually last night. I guess this is a replay.

 

[CatManTrue]

Watching Scottie Lindsey right now starting for the G League Bulls tonight

Get back on topic! FOCUS!

Logging in to share that I’m pleased Buie has activated Superman mode, and that Mullins has scored off the bench.

I’m also pleased that Clayton has both an assist and a steal.

Go Cats!

 

[TheC]

Watching Scottie Lindsey right now starting for the G League Bulls tonight

Except he's missing all his shots.

 

[zbag51]

Boo’s getting angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry!

 

[SmellyCat]

The B1G clearly doesn’t care about ref quality. Refs are already petty. I would love some outside the school full frontal attack on them. Embarrass, embarrass, then embarrass some more.

Petty. That's a good word for what it is. It's not just that it's bad. It's petty.

 

[CatManTrue]

Boo’s getting angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry!

Great to hear. Now we need Nicholson to treat Omoruyi like last year and

 

[TheC]

Uh oh

 

[Overly_Invested_Cat]

Glad to see Hunger and Nicholson each have only 2 fouls.

 

[DaCat]

Buie needs some more help on offense. Barney needs to step up. Mullins getting a lot of minutes.

 

[Jonny2TheP]

With Barnhizer off on the offensive end, it’s pretty much Boo vs. the world out there. Someone else has to get involved and make something happen.

 

[GatoLouco]

Gonna have to find someone other than Buie that will score.

 

[CatManTrue]

**** YES MULLINS! Block that shot!

 

[ballerog711]

Martenelli needs a face up game. They are making it tough on him.

 

[SmellyCat]

Martinelli has really been careless tonight. I know NU is not getting a lot of offense tonight from anyone other than Boo, but Martinelli doesn't have to dribble into traffic every time he gets the ball.

 

[DaCat]

Mullins is who we thought he was!! A monster block on Williams.

 

[SmellyCat]

Mullins is who we thought he was!! A monster block on Williams.

They were right to highlight Boo for putting Mullins in a position to succeed, but also: Mullins made a great play. He deserves credit too!

 

[bjm989]

So now we have an intentional kick on our player. Flagrant 2?

How do they not be consistent and call that the same both ways?

 

[ThatkidfromHolland]

How is that a flagrant one but Langborg is flagrant two?

 

[bjm989]

More dangerous to step on and kick a guy like that. Total BS inconsistency.