Game Thread: Western Michigan vs. Northwestern

[mshelton33]

Northwestern (2-0) hosts Western Michigan (0-2) tonight at Welsh-Ryan Arena at 7 p.m. The game will air on B1G+

The Wildcats are heavily favored at -23.5, their biggest margin of the season.

 

[mshelton33]

Very sparse crowd but that's to be expected for WMU on Nov. 14

 

[TheC]

Yuck. That’s our offense so far.

 

[EagerFan]

Cats are missing just about every shot so far. Defense using up the shot clock.

 

[GatoLouco]

Like Binghamton we are just making a lot of defensive mistakes. They are still not scoring at any great rate because W MI is just a bad team.

 

[Deeringfish]

Is Boo in the game?

 

[EagerFan]

He is. Just made an and 1. Missed some threes earlier along with most cats.

 

[TheC]

Barnhizer doing the early work

 

[TheC]

How on earth are we getting beaten so badly on the boards?

 

[TheC]

I know I’m an old man, but I hate the 3 point shot.

 

[TheC]

Stop shooting 3s!!!!

 

[EagerFan]

Ryan having a very bad shooting night. 0 for 5 I think.

 

[TheC]

There we go! Score in the paint against these guys.

 

[EagerFan]

Like what I’m seeing from Clayton tho.

 

[mesacat]

Barney keeping us in the game. Unbelievable that were winning by 7 with how badly we're shooting

 

[freewillie07]

Brutal rebounding differential that half. And after much was made about the team effort to gang rebound.

 

[GatoLouco]

What an ugly first half. Not an entertaining game at all.

I kind of get it. Some nights it’s hard to get going when there like 900 people in the building. It’s quiet, the opponent is crappy. Just going through the motions, hard to get intensity going.

 

[ballerog711]

They are winning the rebounding battle 25 to 11 at half. That's just effort.

Lanborg looks tired shots are short.

 

[TheC]

Barnhizer seems like the only guy who’s showed up tonight

 

[SmellyCat]

I have no TV to watch tonight, WGN radio streaming not working. Listening to WNUR, and the commercials I'm hearing have sports promos advertising an interview with, of all people "NU Quarterback Carl Richardson." You would think they would record a new promo.

 

[freewillie07]

I have no TV to watch tonight, WGN radio streaming not working. Listening to WNUR, and the commercials I'm hearing have sports promos advertising an interview with, of all people "NU Quarterback Carl Richardson." You would think they would record a new promo.

Seriously????

 

[EagerFan]

Hunger sighting

 

[FeralFelidae]

I hate those grey uniforms. Why are they even a thing?

 

[TejasCat]

Didn't think we could play worse than the first half, I was wrong. We could lose this game.

 

[EagerFan]

Cats playing down and ugly. They need to right this ship.

 

[freewillie07]

Good grief. It’s a one-point game. Being outscored 15-9 so far in the second half. Trying not to overreact but that’s disappointing.

 

[SmellyCat]

Seriously????

Seriously. I understand recycling old promos, but maybe that was one they should have retired over the summer, if not three years ago.

 

[catcrazy]

How can we only be up by one. We should be pounding this team

 

[zbag51]

Didn't think we could play worse than the first half, I was wrong. We could lose this game.

We look terrible.

 

[TheC]

You lose a game like this and you will really have to make a special run through the BIG to get back to the tourny.

 

[mesacat]

We have fallen in love with 3 pt shit. Unfortunately we can't make any.

 

[freewillie07]

How can we only be up by one. We should be pounding this team

4-22 from 3, plus being outrebounded 30-13. That’s how.

 

[freewillie07]

You lose a game like this and you will really have to make a special run through the BIG to get back to the tourny.

Relax. It’s been an ugly game but let’s see how the last 10 minutes go before leaping to conclusions.

 

[EagerFan]

Need a third cat to start scoring here.

Their 12 seems a bit prima donaish, had a bit of a tizzy at not getting the ball and is getting grabby

 

[TejasCat]

Berry benched once again after a defensive lapse.

 

[TheC]

We absolutely miss Chase Audige. He was the heart and soul of that team.

 

[catcrazy]

Our centers foul, don't rebound and don't score. That's a recipe for success

 

[TheC]

Man, did we barely avert a huge disaster

 

[SimpsonElmwood]

Phew

 

[zbag51]

Man, did we barely avert a huge disaster

Seriously. Didn’t not feel comfort at all during that game.