Second-half thread for NU-Illinois

[azimmerman_1]

That half pretty much summed up what we've seen all year. With the season on the line, let's see what this Northwestern team is made of.

 

[SmellyCat]

Pardon surely has the all-time NU record for dunks. Will that be the last dunk of his illustrious career? I hope not.

 

[HawkCat]

Not that this is an excuse, but the refs continue to hate us for some reason. Pardon gets mauled and no call, then Gaines maybe grazes a hair on a guy on essentially an uncontested layup at the other end and gets called.

 

[DaCat]

Yep that was a bs foul.

 

[LetsGoRed!]

Disappointed in the lack of enthusiasm from the Wildcat Cheerleading squad. Step it up, 'Cats!

 

[PurpWildCatNation]

Greer has been awful.

 

[NU Houston]

NU is in position to win this game if they can just starting making some threes...

 

[cat inkansas]

Greer has been awful.

As has Taylor.

 

[NU Houston]

NU is in position to win this game if they can just starting making some threes...

Ugh. 5 of 27.

 

[TheC]

This is where Collins loses confidence in his bench and plays the same five guys for too long down the stretch and they run out of gas.

 

[PurpWildCatNation]

Ugh. 5 of 27.

Story of the season.

 

[drewjin]

Keep feeding Pardon!

 

[TheC]

Why is Falzon in the game?? That was a horrible sequence on both ends.

 

[DaCat]

Add Falzon to the awful list.

 

[NU Houston]

Clutch three by Turner.

Cats with only one timeout left with over three minutes to play. That could hurt later.

 

[NU Houston]

Why is Falzon in the game?? That was a horrible sequence on both ends.

Who would you have in there instead?

 

[mikewebb68]

Regardkess of outcome, just what an effort without Law.

 

[TheC]

How do they not overturn that call???

 

[catcrazy]

OT. Come on cats. 5 minutes of dominance

 

[mikewebb68]

OT. Come on cats. 5 minutes of dominance

We've got to be gassed, tho.

 

[TheC]

Boy... did we get lucky.

OK... their starting center has fouled out. I want this OT to be the Dererk Pardon Show.

 

[NU Houston]

Very happy that the Illini big guy is fouled out.

 

[NU Houston]

I love having the Screamer back in action.

 

[TheC]

God, this season sucked.

 

[TheC]

Just what I said... Collins stops coaching with 8 minutes left and our guys run out of gas.

 

[Catreporter]

Consistent pattern all season. Can't pull out a close game (except for the one vs Illini in Evanston).

 

[Jaycg15]

GG, guys. Your guys played with a lot of heart.

 

[catcrazy]

Yes

 

[NU Houston]

Tough game, tough season. Thanks to the seniors for all they've given. Proud of them. Go Cats.

 

[JournCat]

Boy... did we get lucky.

OK... their starting center has fouled out. I want this OT to be the Dererk Pardon Show.

This not happening was a massive coaching failure. Ah well

 

[mikewebb68]

Just what I said... Collins stops coaching with 8 minutes left and our guys run out of gas.

Lol this post.. An amazing, high- level basketball game without our leading scorer, and you take this opportuntoy to dump on CC. Good freakin' grief

 

[warhog6g]

Good game guys. Kopp is going to be a good one. See you next season.

 

[PurpWildCatNation]

Well hopefully we have a point guard for next season. LuLz

 

[mikewebb68]

This not happening was a massive coaching failure. Ah well

Uh we lost the game in OT because of what the Illini did on the offensive end. Zero to do with what you posted.Zero.

 

[ColumbusCatFan1]

Lol this post.. An amazing, high- level basketball game without our leading scorer, and you take this opportuntoy to dump on CC. Good freakin' grief

I wouldn’t call this one “a high level basketball game”. The play was certainly ugly at times, something which Shon Morris noted on the broadcast.

That being said, I think it was a heck of an effort from the ‘Cats considering the circumstances. Pardon and Falzon played well in their swan songs and AJ, as well as Miller, showed a little something too.

As bleak as 2019 has been for the program, one can take a tiny bit of solace in the fact the team went down fighting.

As for the future...well let’s just say there is much work to be done.