Because I'm a glutton for punishment I made this chart. The six close road games NU lost. Yes, there are also close road games NU won, and maybe they've made comebacks or closed in other games that offset these, but they all hurt, and NU was in all of these games until the last few minutes (or seconds).
I would guess that a lot of other teams could make a chart that looks similar, but NU was blown out on the road just once. What does this data mean? Are they wearing down late? Can they not close? Is Boo not as clutch as we thought? Meaningless numbers? Do with it what you will.
I know a lot of people think NU can't win in the BTT because of its history, but maybe without hometown cooking, they can win a game or two on a neutral site.
Opponent | Date | Final | Late Score | Lost Lead/Tie |
Wisconsin | 1/13 | 63-71 | 63-63 | 2:32 |
Nebraska | 1/20 | 69-75 | 65-65 | 3:29 |
Purdue | 1/31 | 96-105 (OT) | 81-80 (Reg) 87-87 (OT) | 0:15 (Reg) 2:42 (OT) |
Minnesota | 2/3 | 66-75 (OT) | 58-56 (Reg) 63-63 (OT) | 0:44 (Reg) 2:31 (OT) |
Rutgers | 2/15 | 60-63 | 58-58 | 0:56 |
Michigan St. | 3/6 | 49-53 | 46-45 | 3:18 |
I would guess that a lot of other teams could make a chart that looks similar, but NU was blown out on the road just once. What does this data mean? Are they wearing down late? Can they not close? Is Boo not as clutch as we thought? Meaningless numbers? Do with it what you will.
I know a lot of people think NU can't win in the BTT because of its history, but maybe without hometown cooking, they can win a game or two on a neutral site.